The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Song Qing stepped in the rain and pursued under the night, and came to the back house of the prince's palace.

His eyes were like lightning, and he had already seen the traces of the assassins, about five or six of them, all jumping into the house.

But at this moment, a "swish, swish" sound suddenly came from the back house, and many gorgeous colorful flowers suddenly opened and sprayed from the inside out.

Are these...fireworks? Song Qing couldn't help but be stunned, but it was wrong. He had never seen such fireworks, so brilliant and bright. They could bloom on a rainy day, and they were still shooting at an angle?
But no matter how special the fireworks are, they can only bluff people, and they may cause some damage, but it is really difficult to seriously injure the enemy, because the main material of fireworks, black powder, has limited power.

Sure enough, after the assassins who entered were stunned for a short time and even fell back, they all reacted and rushed forward again with a roar.

"Sister Hongyu, it seems that this magic bomb is not powerful enough..." Xiao Min hid behind the window of the small building and said to Qi Hongyu next to him.

There were several rough-looking iron tubes placed at the window of the small building. They were hot and hot at the moment, and the fireworks just now were shot out of the tubes.

Qi Hongyu said: "This is a toy made by the young master when he was a boy. It looks good, but it is too difficult to hurt a person with martial arts skills, but it is suitable for conveying news. I think the guards in the house have discovered it just now. Should be here soon."

On a rainy night tonight, everyone else went to bed early. Qi Hongyu lives in this small building. Xiao Min came to her to discuss cooking and chat. I saw that the rain had subsided just now, so I was going to open the window to get some air, when I saw a black shadow in the distance. He rushed to the back house and hurriedly called Qi Hongyu to take a look, and Qi Hongyu lit fireworks to report the news.

"However, there are some that are slightly more powerful, but the colorful flowers are not that beautiful and are not suitable for spreading news." Qi Hongyu thought for a moment and took a few more iron tubes and inserted them diagonally in front of the window.

"Um... Erlang, why did he make these things?" Xiao Min was a little confused. Zhao Tong was not a person who did anything without a target. He usually had a purpose in everything he did. Could it be that he only made these things to report news? Cloud-penetrating arrows and ringing arrows can report news, not to mention that fireworks are almost unnoticed in the daytime and are completely meaningless.

"Young Master..." Qi Hongyu muttered: "It was not intended for this purpose at the time. It seemed that it was intended to create something else but it was not built. It was finally given up. However, the manufacturing methods and finished products of these fireworks have been retained."

"What is Erlang going to build?" Xiao Min was confused. She couldn't think of anything related to fireworks.

"Young Master was always talking to himself at that time about how to study well... learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well and travel all over the world." Qi Hongyu thought: "He also said that studying literature is of no use and that jobs are too hard to find. I can't understand it either. I mean, what I want to build is contained in these words, but the young master didn’t explain it in detail, and I don’t know what he wants to build..."

"Then what exactly are they going to create?" Xiao Min couldn't help but become even more confused after hearing the words. She also couldn't understand the meaning of those words.

Zhao Tong actually wanted to make pistols, cannons, and gunpowder. He dreamed that having these things to conquer the world would save a lot of effort, save many lives, end the war faster, and achieve peace and harmony for the people.

But the problem is that he really can't make it. He is a liberal arts student and knows almost nothing about engineering.

Explosives sound simple, and the proportions don't seem to be difficult, but for people who have never come into contact with them, it's like a mountain, and they don't know where to start.

Even as a dabbler, Zhao Tong knew some of the ingredients of yellow gunpowder, but he didn't know the actual dosage of the formula. If the quantity of ingredients was even the slightest difference, not only would the power decrease sharply, but the instability would also increase sharply. lead to various dangers.

He tried it several times, bumping around randomly, but no blind cat encountered a dead mouse, and some people were injured in the process. Finally, after thinking about it, he stopped temporarily and left it for later. This era is an era of cold weapons, hot weapons. It may not be a great blessing that the weapon appears too early. Of course, this may also be an excuse for himself because he can't make it...

Qi Hongyu looked out the window at this time. He could see farther upstairs. The rain was getting lighter at this moment, turning from drizzle to silky rain. He could vaguely see people rushing here from all sides, but those assassins must be one step ahead. The crisis Still not lifted.

"These ones are somewhat powerful, with iron pieces and other things added inside, but the master said they are not as useful as the top-notch hidden weapons of the Tang Sect in Sichuan, so I didn't continue to build them."

Xiao Min watched Qi Hongyu light the fuse in front of the iron tube, and then fired randomly with "bang bang bang". As expected, the fireworks were not as brilliant as before. They shot out something pitch black and unknown. The force was not very strong. Those assassins Almost all of them escaped with their martial arts skills.

"The assassin's skills are extraordinary!" Xiao Min frowned and said, "If that doesn't work, I'll go down and block him first, waiting for the guards to come over."

Zhang Zhenniang doesn't know martial arts, Zhu Xiuniang and Zhao Yuannu are useless, and Qi Hongyu actually doesn't know martial arts either. Among the few people in the back house, she is the only one who has the skills to wield swords and guns.

"The princess has a daughter of gold, so don't think so. Although the assassins are coming in a hurry, they may not be able to find her..." Qi Hongyu hurriedly stopped her. How dare she let Xiao Min go out to fight the enemy? If something goes wrong, who will And can you afford it? Only when things come to a head and there is no other solution can one have to act like this.

But she stopped mid-sentence and looked out the window with a surprised look on her face. Xiao Min also looked outside at this time with the same shocked look on his face.

Just look at one person, with an ordinary appearance, a slight beard, wearing blue clothes, he caught up with the assassin like a big bird, and then hit him in one place.

Qi Hongyu didn't know much about martial arts, but Xiao Min was now a little master and could see clearly.

Just now, she couldn't tell that these assassins hadn't taken action, but as soon as they took action, she immediately recognized that there were actually master-level experts among them.

There seems to be more than one, probably two grandmasters, and the others are all minor masters in martial arts.

Not only are these people highly skilled, but they also use weird weapons, which are rare in the Central Plains. One of them even wears a facial mask.

But even with such a powerful and weird lineup, after five or six moves of the green-shirted man, all of them were defeated, including the grandmaster. The two grandmasters were no match at all. Not to mention confrontation, they couldn't even support them.

This man in green shirt was still using his bare hands. If he had taken a weapon, he might have wiped it all out in one or two blows, and he would not be able to use these tricks.

The man in green shirt's moves were as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder. Between his steps, antelopes hung their horns and white horses passed through the gap, leaving no trace behind.

Although he was bare-handed, he was ruthless. As long as he hit the opponent, it would be fatal with one strike, but he still survived in the end.

Xiao Min could see clearly that it was impossible for the man in green shirt to directly destroy the living master's martial arts, break his hands and feet, and make him commit suicide.

"Who is this?" Xiao Min was shocked: "Sister Qi, since when has there been such a master in the house?"

Qi Hongyu was also puzzled, but he recognized the man: "It's Mr. Song, the father of the boy who accompanies the second prince to study."

"Is he Xiao Anping's father?" Xiao Min nodded. She knew about Song Anping. Zhao Yu had told her about this and found a schoolmate for Xiao Zhao Xi. He was the nephew of Song Jiang in Liangshan. So wasn't this person right now? Song Jiang’s younger brother?

"That's right, this person is called Song Qing." Qi Hongyu looked carefully and confirmed again.

"I didn't expect that Song Qing's martial arts skills were so high, even higher than the master's..." Xiao Min murmured: "It seems that this must have been arranged by Erlang."

"Young Master has always prepared for a rainy day. If you are not in the house now, you will definitely have some back-ups." Qi Hongyu said. Song Qing was watching Zhou Chu, Qian Wenxi and others arrive below. He didn't say anything, but rushed to the building in front of him and hugged his fists. Then he jumped out of the house wall and floated away...

Behind the Taishang's Mansion, Shen Fei was confronting an old woman.

These assassins were all sent by the Jurchens, and Wanyan Xiyin had a close friendship with the Shaman sect and the Erxian sect, the largest shaman sect.

The leader of the Erxian Sect is the largest leader in the entire shaman sect and is known as the Great Immortal Knowledge.

The sect of Shamanism has a very long history, and its foundation is even longer than that of Taoism and Buddhism.

It can probably be traced back to the late primitive period. Shamans have obvious characteristics of clan and tribal religions, worshiping a variety of gods. Followers believe in various gods in nature, such as animals, plants, natural phenomena, etc., and believe that all these have spiritual existence. , dominates the heaven and earth and everything in the world.

But shamanism has no ancestor, no unified teachings or classics.

In shamanism, wizards play a role in communicating with gods. They are believed to be able to communicate with gods, perform religious rituals, cure diseases, and predict the future.

Most shamans practice God Dance, which is a ritual that imitates or communicates with spirits through mental control and body movements.

The believers often use dancing gods and external stimulation to treat diseases. They claim to have healing abilities. This ability can not only heal themselves, but also heal others, regardless of body or soul.

Wanyan Xiyin sent a letter to the Immortal Zhi of the Shaman Erxian Sect. His words proved to be very successful, so the Immortal Zhi sent people to the northwest to assassinate Zhao Tan's family.

Generally speaking, in shaman sects, there are titles such as Great Immortal Knowledge, Immortal Knowledge, Great Wizard, Wizard, Dancer, and Knowledge.

There has always been only one Great Immortal, and it is said that he is the only great priest who can communicate with the highest god, the God of Heaven and Earth.

And there are not many immortals, often only a few.

There are relatively more great wizards, but they are actually very rare. It is difficult for ordinary believers or ordinary people to see them.

The number of shamans increases downwards, because shamans can dance around to heal diseases, perform dances, and can do whatever they can with their knowledge, so these are relatively common within the tribe.

As for those with positions above wizards, they can actually perform the dance, but they will not perform it for ordinary people. Ordinary tribal chiefs or officials cannot be hired, so there is no need to treat anyone with the dance.

The Liao Kingdom believed in shamans, but later they also believed in Buddhism. Tatars also believed in shamans, and Bohai and other other white mountain and black water races also believed in shamans.

The shaman's duties and various rituals, including the dance god, are all dominated by women. Historically, the great immortals have been women.

The shaman dance god heals the disease, which requires the cooperation of two people. The woman takes the lead and invites the god to take over, while the man cooperates and takes over.

The shamans who came to Xining Prefecture to assassinate this time did not know that Emperor Daojun was here, because Zhao Tao sent Emperor Daojun, Zhao Huan, Zhao Kai and others over in secret and did not announce it to the world.

But when they entered the city to set up a checkpoint, they discovered this incident, and then they separated into two people and wanted to assassinate the Qin Emperor.

If the regent Zhao Tong and his family are killed, and then the former emperor is killed, the Qin Kingdom will inevitably be in chaos, and there will definitely be a great victory on the battlefield ahead.

The two people who came over were both dancers, an old man and an old woman. Not only did they know each other, they were also partners in the God of Dance.

Among the dancing gods, the female leader is called the Great God, and the male partner is called the Second God. The two are respectively the Da Er God in the fixed Dance God ritual.

The old man was killed by Shen Fei in front of the Taishang Mansion. The old woman wanted to sneak into the manor from behind, but was stopped by soldiers and started fighting.

Shen Fei heard the sound and rushed over quickly, so he confronted the old woman opposite.

Generally speaking, the titles and positions in shamanism are often related to martial arts. The more powerful the martial arts, the higher the position will be. If the martial arts is not good, the position will definitely not be achieved.

The level of Zhaowu is probably between a first-class master and a junior master. There are both. The old man in front is a first-class master, but this old woman is a junior master.

However, the old woman, this little master, seems to have just entered the field, and is still not very familiar with the changes in her own power.

Shen Fei always used all his strength to kill the enemy, and he never tired of deception. Even though he thought the old man was not as good as him before, he still hid his own strength and only wanted to kill with one blow.

The same is true at this moment. Attack with a knife first. The old woman's weapon is a double crutch. The front of the crutch is sharp and the body of the crutch is heavy. It can be stabbed or smashed. It can fight regardless of whether it is a long-range or short-range battle. However, this weapon cannot Use it as you like.

Generally speaking, an individual soldier can barely practice on his own, such as a single sword, a single sword, etc. Even if he can't practice to a high level, he can still practice a five-horse copy. Even if he doesn't practice well, he can't practice bad.

But two soldiers cannot do it. Two soldiers must have martial arts or masters to teach them. Otherwise, it will be a trivial matter to hurt themselves. When they actually face the enemy, it will never be what they imagined. Two soldiers pay attention to the coordination of left and right, and it is not just a random act.

The old woman was obviously very knowledgeable about crutches and had been immersed in them for many years. She was not just practicing blindly. She had learned the moves from her master, and she used them with great success, forcing Shen Fei to retreat one after another.

Shen Fei's single sword couldn't break the old woman's crutches. Seeing that she was outmatched, she used a lazy donkey to roll to avoid it. The old woman was anxious at the moment. Firstly, more and more Qin troops were gathering around her. Secondly, there was no news about the old man. At this time, the opponent's door was wide open. , and chased him.

Her crutches cluttered on the ground, trying to pierce Shen Fei to death, but she missed by just the slightest bit. Either the opponent dodged it, or he could only block it with his knife.

The old woman was impatient and used a golden rooster to nod her head and poke her in succession. However, she only used half of the move when Shen Fei suddenly slipped. This move was extremely fast. I don't know how it happened so fast. He arrived behind the old woman. .

Then the soft sword in Shen Fei's waist popped out instantly, and with just one blow, it pierced the old woman's back of the heart...

(End of this chapter)