Qin Xiao was on duty at the Jiaku Department for a few days and was bored and lazy. Apart from sleeping, he only read books.
He was only a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of War, but he was the number one figure in the Jiaku Department. Although Zhang Kuohai and others were respectful to Qin Xiao, the official Xu Lang did not dare to show any slight to Qin Xiao.
There are two clerks in Jiaziku. In addition to Xu Lang, there is another one named Zhao Gui. However, this person comes on duty every night. There are eighteen clerks in Jiaku Department, divided into day and night shifts. Zhang Kuohai is the clerk.
The supervisor is on duty during the day, and the other deputy supervisor is on duty at night.
Qin Xiao went back early these two days and didn't even see Zhao Gui.
On March 15th, there was a notice before that Xue Keyong, the commander of the Yuzhou Battalion, was coming to collect weapons, so Qin Xiao arrived at the Jiaku Department early in the morning.
Generally speaking, no matter who comes to receive the weapons, they will give some money to the officials of the Jiaku Department for drinking. Although it is not much, each person can still get one tael of silver, which can also supplement the family income.
There have not been many wars in these years, so the imperial court has not allocated too many weapons to the outside world. It is rare for someone to come to receive weapons, but Zhang Kuohai and other treasury officials are all in high spirits.
I thought Xue Ke would come back in the morning to pick up the weapons, but he arrived late after lunch.
The Jiaku Department has mobilized vehicles to transport weapons from Kyoto to Yuzhou. The road is not close, so carriages are naturally needed. However, the Ministry of War does not provide horses. Yuzhou needs to bring its own horses to pull the carts, and here only vehicles are provided.
There were fifty or sixty boxes of weapons, and ten carriages were needed to transport them, so ten carriages were prepared here. Xue Keyong got the official receipt from the Ministry of War, and the first one was to go directly to Jiaziku.
Xue Keyong was over forty years old, tall and burly, and he looked like a brave general at first glance. He was accompanied by more than thirty officers and soldiers of the Yuzhou Battalion. Perhaps because he had wiped out the king's nest, he came to Beijing this time to ask for rewards, so he included
Xue Keyong was in high spirits and his face was glowing.
"Qin Xiao, the official of Jiaziku, received orders from above to assist Commander Xue in collecting weapons." When Qin Xiao saw Xue Keyong, he took the lead and smiled.
Xue Keyong was a little surprised when he saw that Qin Xiao was less than twenty years old: "Are you an official?"
"This is the newly appointed official of the Qin Dynasty." Xu Lang held the document beside him and was very respectful to Xue Keyong.
Although Qin Xiao didn't know about the banditry in Yuzhou Wangchao, the people in Kyoto knew it very well.
Wang Chao rose up in Yuzhou, led the refugees to capture several counties, robbed all the wealth of the wealthy gentry, and opened official warehouses to distribute money and food to the suffering people. As a result, thousands of people gathered in a short period of time. At the peak, there were
There were tens of thousands of people in the tribe, but when the Yuzhou camp encircled and suppressed them, they lost troops and generals.
Yuzhou is a large state, and the only soldiers and horses that can be used to suppress bandits are the Yuzhou camps. However, the Tang Dynasty has always been strict with the local states. The maximum regular establishment of the state camps is only 6,000 soldiers and horses, and the local states are small in area.
, or even only three thousand soldiers and horses.
The Yuzhou army was defeated in consecutive battles. The imperial court was furious and even prepared to mobilize troops from other states to defeat the thieves. However, before the troops were mobilized, Xue Keyong defeated the main force of Wangchao in an ambush and killed two votes.
Shuai, Wang Chao escaped in a hurry with a handful of men.
Wang Chao was originally a ragtag group of people, and after they were broken up, it was not easy to gather them together. In addition, Yuzhou ordered a wanted order to be posted regarding the incident, and a large bounty was placed on the heads of Wang Chao and others. Since then, Wang Chao has disappeared.
Xue Keyong became famous in one battle, and the saint even personally sent an envoy to commend him.
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Xu Lang is naturally quite aware of these things, and also knows that Xue Keyong is in the limelight now and must not offend him.
Seeing that Qin Xiao was not only young but also handsome, Xue Keyong thought that he must have entered the Ministry of War through connections. People in the army had the most disdain for such people. He handed the official letter to Qin Xiao and said: "Qin's order
Officer, this is an official letter from your Ministry of War. I heard that the weapons have been prepared a long time ago, so we don’t want to waste time. You can stamp your seal and allocate the weapons to us. We will set off back to Yuzhou today."
Qin Xiao smiled and said, "I'll take care of it right away." He put his hand into his arms and paused. Seeing Qin Xiao's smile, Xu Lang couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what...what's wrong?"
"My official seal is not on me." Qin Xiao slapped his head: "What should I do?"
"Lost your official seal?" Xu Lang was also surprised, and everyone else also changed their colors.
It is not a small crime for an official to lose his official seal. If the officials know about it, it is still a small matter to be dismissed from office. If not, he may lose his head.
Xue Keyong frowned and said: "Your loss of official seal has nothing to do with us, but it has delayed us from receiving weapons, so I will report it to the imperial court. The day before yesterday, thanks to the great grace of the sage, I was summoned to the palace to have an audience. The sage personally gave instructions.
General, no matter what you lack, just ask for it from the court. After receiving these weapons, you will continue to pursue the king's nest when you return to Yuzhou. You will not be able to afford it if you delay the important event." He said "saint" on the left and "sage" on the right.
"Saint", naturally he used the name of the saint to intimidate the Jiaku Department.
Qin Xiao hurriedly said: "Commander Xue, don't worry." He said to Xu Lang: "Xu Lang, go to the north gate of Wudefang and take a look. I came in from there. When I came in, I clearly showed my official seal to the guard for inspection. It must be
It was lost on the way when we came from there. Take two people to look for it along the way and see if you can find it."
Xu Lang frowned slightly, Qin Xiao frowned and said, "I asked you to find the official seal, didn't you hear?"
Xu Lang did not dare to disobey, so he could only call two people, and then went to find the official seal. Qin Xiao stopped him and said: "Give me the key, and move the weapon box out first to avoid delaying time."
Xu Lang was startled and hesitated. Seeing Qin Xiao's cold eyes, he did not dare to disobey, so he could only take the warehouse key and give it to Qin Xiao. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and Qin Xiao had already said calmly: "Go find the official seal."
Xu Lang had no choice but to take people to find the official seal in a hurry.
"If I can't find the official seal, will I not be able to receive the weapons today?" Xue Keyong was very unhappy.
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander Xue. This is a formality. Even if the official can't find the official seal, and the Ministry of War issues an official letter, the weapons will naturally be taken away. Let's go to the warehouse first to select weapons for the commander.
." Then he said to Zhang Kuohai who was standing aside: "Bantou Zhang, please send a few people to lead the horses to hitch the cart."
Xue Keyong knew the rules, so in addition to his own and his subordinates' mounts, he also brought more than a dozen horses to pull the cart. Captain Zhang did not dare to delay, so he ordered a few people to lead the horses and harness them to the cart.
Qin Xiao led Zhang Bantou and the remaining two treasurers, and took Xue Ke to the warehouse. The iron lock of the warehouse required two keys. Qin Xiao and Zhang Bantou opened it together, and then smiled at Xue Ke.
Ke Yong said: "Commander Xue, let's go in and pick up weapons."
Zhang Bantou said hurriedly: "Sir, according to the rules, people who are not from the military department cannot enter the warehouse. We will move in and move out the necessary weapons."
"What do you mean?" Xue Keyong's face darkened: "The saints have summoned me to the palace. Even the general of the palace has been there. Is there anything in the warehouse that I can't enter?"
Qin Xiao hurriedly said: "Commander Xue, I have just arrived at Jiaku Department and I am not clear about the rules here. I am originally
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I want Commander Xue to go in and choose weapons. Since Bantou Zhang said that Commander cannot go in, then...!"
"A small squad leader is also giving orders in front of this general?" Xue Keyong looked down upon Qin Xiao, so how could he look down on a small squad leader?
He was the commander of the Yuzhou Battalion, with thousands of good men under his command. He had recently made military exploits, and was summoned by a saint when he went to Beijing. He was in the limelight. At this time, he was stopped by a squad leader. He was very angry.
I walked directly into the warehouse.
Bantou Zhang was too frightened to say anything.
Qin Xiao followed Xue Keyong, looking very humble.
"Qin Lingli, our Yuzhou camp still needs to suppress bandits. There are a mountain of weapons here. You are the Lingli here, so you naturally know which weapons are of the best quality."
: "You come and help me choose weapons."
Qin Xiaodao: "Commander, I have only been here a few days, and I really don't know much about the situation here. However, I believe that some things have the same truth. Real good things are always hidden deeper.
Officials think that the best weapons should be stored in the corners of the warehouse."
Xue Ke smiled while stroking his beard: "These words are quite insightful."
Qin Xiao quickened his pace and led the way. Xue Keyong followed behind. A group of Bantou Zhang and Xue Keyong also followed into the warehouse.
"It's a pity that the armor and weapons requested from the Ministry of War this time are too few." Xue Keyong was obviously entering the warehouse for the first time. When he saw the mountains of weapons, he couldn't help but said: "If I had known that there were so many weapons in stock here, I should have asked for more.
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"Commander, the key to things is to be refined rather than abundant." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Ten refined war knives will make a hundred kitchen knives useful."
Xue Keyong laughed and said: "Interesting, Qin Lingli, I can't tell that you are young, but your knowledge is extraordinary. If you do your job well, I will see that you will have a bright future in the future."
"Don't dare." Qin Xiao said: "Commander Xue defeated the bandits in the royal nest in one battle and became famous all over the world. This is the real hero and the one with a bright future. Compared with the general, the lower official is like a candlelight and the rising sun.
It’s comparable.”
Defeating the King's Nest was Xue Keyong's proud achievement. Hearing Qin Xiao say this made him even more happy. Although he still despised Qin Xiao in his heart, he didn't dislike him either.
Qin Xiao took Xue Keyong directly to the corner where inferior weapons were piled up, stopped and asked Squad Leader Zhang: "Team Leader Zhang, what kind of weapons does the opponent have here?"
"Sir, there are marks on it. Those are barrier knives, and this is the Mo knife...!" Zhang Bantou broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, glanced at Xue Keyong, leaned close to Qin Xiao and whispered: "Sir, before
Qiu Lingli once gave instructions that the weapons here cannot...cannot be allocated to others."
His voice was very soft, but Xue Keyong stood aside and heard clearly, and sneered: "Sure enough, I have kept all the good things. I am about to receive a thousand barrier knives this time. Brothers, move away!
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"Commander Xue, since the former Lingqiu Qiu has given instructions and the subordinates don't know about it, Bantou Zhang reminds us... we should go elsewhere...!" Qin Xiao said anxiously, trying to stop him.
Xue Keyong said coldly: "I don't know Lingli Qiu. I mean Lingli Qin, you are in charge of this warehouse now, and a small team leader is gesticulating around you. Are there any rules?" Go forward and give him a hand.
Pushing Zhang Kuohai aside, he waved his hand and said, "Brothers, move out twenty boxes first. The sages say that you can ask the imperial court for anything the Yuzhou camp needs. I will move twenty boxes of swords to see who dares to speak."