"What does uncle mean that he already knows that it was his nephew who did it?"
"Of course he knows, otherwise why would he arrest Xiaoyi?"
Wang Bo didn't understand what his uncle meant, but his uncle's ambiguous answer made him even more anxious.
Wang Bo has been eroded by evil spirits for a long time and his mind has deteriorated. Otherwise, he would not have brought a large group of prostitutes to the county government office to drink wine when he first took office.
He didn't understand Qin Hui's hidden words at all. He just wanted to hear some straightforward and conclusive answers, such as whether Chen Qing would kill him, etc.
"Then he will definitely attack his nephew tomorrow? Uncle, what should I do with my nephew?" Wang Bo was a little panicked.
Qin Hui is really disappointed with this nephew, things are so clear, and he still doesn’t understand?"
"You didn't really arrest his woman, why did he attack you?"
"That's because my uncle doesn't understand his cruelty. He kills people so much that he doesn't need any excuse..."
"enough!"
Qin Hui shouted angrily, interrupting Wang Bo's panic, and the study room suddenly became quiet.
Qin Hui controlled his anger and said slowly: "You underestimate Chen Qing too much. He is not a reckless person. If he were reckless, he would have died a thousand times over. Wan Yanchang would not be so big-headed towards him.
I arranged for Xiang Xiaoyi to spy on his woman and test him. Then he responded to me and Xiang Xiaoyi disappeared. He was telling me that if I dared to go further, he would go further. At that time,
He will kill you.
But now he won’t kill you. I have a sense of proportion and so does he. This is a counterattack."
Wang Bo immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Chen Qing didn't kill him.
"Then uncle, do you want to deal with him again?"
Qin Hui shook his head, "Don't worry, you are my nephew, I will not make fun of your life, I have no interest in his women, but you should stay out of it and never get involved in Xiang Xiaoyi's disappearance."
"My nephew understands!"
Wang Bo secretly despised him. Did his uncle think he didn't know that he was also a frequent visitor to Fengle Building?
........
At night, Qin Hui was already drifting off to sleep, but his wife Wang was very worried.
"If you ask Bo'er to do something, don't let him lose his life!"
Qin Hui yawned and said vaguely: "Don't worry! He is my nephew, how could I let him lose his life?"
Wang became anxious and pinched her husband's arm hard. Qin Hui suddenly woke up and said angrily: "What are you doing? I have to get up early tomorrow."
"When Bo'er left, he told me that his friend had died at the hands of Chen Qing. He was very afraid that it would be his turn next. That person was called a human demon. Don't be careless!"
Qin Hui was really annoyed. He had made it so clear to Wang Bo, but he still didn't believe him, and he still wanted to find his aunt to put pressure on him. What potential did this person have?
"I know! I won't cause trouble, let alone let him hurt your nephew. Even if I want to kill him, I will do it with the help of the emperor. I won't take this risk."
"What do you mean by your husband, you are too lazy to give up on Chen Qing's request for dismissal?"
"Give it up for now! I have suggested that the emperor appoint Chen Qing as the deputy envoy of Guangnan West Road Jiedu, and let him suppress the Nanman rebellion there. This can be regarded as fulfilling Talan's request, and also got what he wanted.
The second of the three requirements has been fulfilled, so you can’t blame me for being lazy.”
In fact, Qin Hui 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 give up was that Chen Qing's letter was from his biological son Lin Yifei. This was his real seven-inch weakness, which was pinched by Chen Qing.
.........
Early the next morning, a guest came to Chen Qing's house. Zhao Wenxin, the military supervisor, was the son of Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun's mother. On the birthday of Zhang Jun's mother, Zhao Wenxin came in third in the poetry competition. He respected Chen Qing very much and thanked the great craftsman.
Changzhi introduced him to Chen Qing.
Chen Qing asked him to sit down in the living room and asked with a smile: "Is it possible that Brother Zhao Xian comes to see me when he has time today?"
Zhao Wenxin shook his head, "Today is not a holiday. I have something to come to see Chen Dutong."
"Please say!"
"That's it. The Ordnance Inspector went to Yuezhou on the official's order and asked your army to get three powder barrels..."
"What are you talking about?" Chen Qing's face suddenly changed.
Zhao Wenxin was startled, "Don't you even know about this?"
"I don't know, what's going on?"
"I heard that Qin Xianggong suggested to the officials that your army had a very sharp firearm called a powder keg, so the officials issued an order and asked the Supervisory Censor Wan Qixi and several officials from the Ordnance Supervision to rush to Yue
State, retrieved three powder barrels, that’s what happened.”
Chen Qing was really annoyed that he was tricked 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 was too weak. If Zheng Ping was in charge of Yuezhou, it would not be enough to just have the emperor's decree, but he also needed his own orders. This Yang Yuanqing was still frightened by the emperor's decree.
In fact, it was not that he refused to give the powder keg to the imperial court. He also considered giving the powder keg technology to Wu Jie when he returned this time, so that Wu Jie's troops could master it and then transfer 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 army.
It's just that the imperial court used this method to steal the powder keg technology, for fear that it would know about it. This behavior was simply disgusting, and Qin Hui took the opportunity to pass it on to Wan Yanchang.
"If I guessed correctly, you should have taken more than three barrels!"
"It's true that there were 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, "It didn't fall into the river, it fell into the hands of the Jurchens."
Zhao Wenxin was shocked, "No way! The officials all saw the gunpowder barrel falling into the river with their own eyes."
This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly without evidence, especially when it involves Qin Hui. Emperor Zhao Gou would never believe it. Instead, he would accuse himself of falsely accusing an important minister.
Chen Qing didn't bother to explain, so he asked, "Now that I've got it, why do you want to come to me?"
"It's like this. We are studying the gunpowder barrel today. It's a bit strange. How do you ignite the gunpowder in the barrel when your army uses it?"
Chen Qing was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He understood that Yang Yuanqing was too cunning and wise. He gave the opponent four barrels of gunpowder barrels without match ropes. The core technology of gunpowder barrels is match ropes!
He wanted to know Wan Yanchang's expression after getting the powder keg. Was he ecstatic or at a loss?
Zhao Wenxin stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Actually, we have all guessed that this secret must be the ignition device. The imperial court issued a death order to the weapons supervisor, requiring us to build 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 in Dongting Lake. Everyone in the weapons supervisory department is eagerly looking forward to it. It is related to the safety of the defense line of the Yangtze River 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 supervise weapons. I know that once it is promoted among the Song army, the Jin soldiers will definitely learn it immediately. I am just worried about this."
"We will keep it secret!"
Chen Qing shook his head, "It doesn't matter if you can't keep it, for the sake of the safety of the people in Jiangnan, I will tell you now."
"Please give me some advice from Chen Dutong!"
Chen Qing rolled his eyes and told the other party that he had no conditions?
Zhao Wenxin bowed to the ground and said, "Thank you Chen Dutong for your selfless help. As long as Chen Dutong is in need, the Ordnance Supervisor will do his best to help."
Chen Qing remembered something and said with a smile: "I really have a need. I want the production drawings of the Thousand-step Cannon Throwing Rod. Please ask the Ordnance Supervisor to give me a copy. This is the condition for me to hand over the secret of the powder keg to you."
The Thousand-Step Cannon is a super trebuchet, and its core technology is the production of throwing rods. Xie Changzhi has not fully mastered it. Chen Qing is still thinking about how to get a blueprint. He just has the opportunity now. It depends on whether the weapons supervisor is sincere.
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Zhao Wenxin nodded, "The supervisor will not be here these two days, but please rest assured. I promise to persuade the supervisor and give a copy of the drawings to Chen Dutong."
Chen Qing said calmly: "Your supervisor will definitely not agree to my conditions. He will only go to the officials to complain, saying that I am threatening the weapons supervisor."
Zhao Wenxin gritted his teeth and said, "I can guarantee it!"
"Brother, guarantees are useless. Let me teach you a way."
Chen Qing smiled and whispered: "First make a copy and hide it secretly, and then go to the prison for instructions. Don't reverse the order."
Zhao Wenxin blushed, "Okay! Just this once, I'll risk it all."
Chen Qing then smiled and said: "Actually, my idea is the same as yours. You use a hard gunpowder tube to start the fire, but I use a soft gunpowder rope to start the fire."
Zhao Wenxin said excitedly: "We 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 half an inch wide, sprinkle gunpowder evenly on it, make sure it's even, this is the key, then put a little egg white on the edge of the paper, roll it up, and put it in the sun to dry
Just do it!”
Zhao Wenxin was stunned, "Is it that simple?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Many things are that simple. Once you figure out the key, you will understand. Of course, you can still improve. For example, the paper of the match rope is easy to break. You can choose to use better paper. I don't have the conditions for this.
You can also make a tool for rolling gunpowder. It is best not to roll it by hand. If you can improve it, please be sure to tell me. This is also my request."