19. Reception banquet

Long before Han Qi's revolt army left Bianliang, Su Su privately recommended a new type of transportation to His Majesty Renzong, that is, a new generation of wooden cattle and flowing horses.

Think about how majestic Mr. Zhuge Kongming made this thing in those years, but over the years, many things have been lost, and even the technology of making wooden cattle and flowing horses has been lost. Fortunately, the appearance of Zhao Ze and Su Su has made up for this historical gap and opened up the pioneer of the motorized army of the Song Dynasty.

The brand-new wooden cow flowing horse does not walk on its legs, but instead relies on the wheels. There are four black wheels engraved with vertical and horizontal grooves on it, which feels very strange. Some people say that the wheel is made of carboniferous, some people say that it is made of wood, and others say that it is made of a kind of black crystal from the Bohai Sea. In short, there are different opinions, and none of them is accurate.

Regardless of what the ministers in the court think of this new life, at least His Majesty Renzong strongly supports it.

Because the wooden cow flowing horse is just a machine, not a human, the machine will not rebel, let alone endanger his country, so he agreed to Su Su's suggestion.

Since then, Xiangfu Huangzhuang, at the foot of Wolf Mountain, has continuously shipped wooden cattle and horses with four wheels. Because of leather cushions, the driving is smooth and easy to control, and many generals like it very much.

For this reason, the secretary province had to print a large number of user manuals overnight and sent them to the army on the expedition, and even put a copy on Mr. Han Qi's desk.

"Hey"

Before the expedition, Han Qi sighed and said to the staff around him, "If only there was such a thing before, Xixia can do anything about me!"

Most of the staff were from Hanlin Academy. They felt that Han Qi's words were very reasonable, so they echoed, "It's better for adults to write to the court and match all the border troops with this, this wooden cattle and flowing horses. The strength of our army will be greatly increased!"

Han Qi nodded and agreed, but he was not stupid enough to immediately repair the book to the officials and recommend this thing, because he also had to observe it again to see if it was harmful or not, or how many benefits there were, and how the generals and soldiers agreed with it!

Besides, Zhao Ze's army, this time everyone rode on a wooden cow and a drifting horse, named 5,000 pawns. In fact, it was 8,000 horses, 5,000 soldiers, and 3,000 heavy transporting teams. Fortunately, the official roads of the Song Dynasty were well-connected. Although it was not very wide, it was flat enough. Even if it was a slope, it was not too big.

Mr. Han Qi was afraid that this strange thing would be bad on the road, blocking the road and delaying the journey of the army. He only gave Cao Xi and Zhao Ze the two armies with wooden cattle and flowing horses. As for the Chinese army, it was a completely mixed footrider.

When Cao Xi's army rode the wooden cattle flowing horse and galloped by the side of Han Qi's army, many Chinese soldiers drooled with envy, and even shouted on the spot, why not send us wooden cattle flowing horses? It's not that Han Qi didn't send it to them, but that he didn't believe it and felt that it should be tested for a while.

Although Zhao Ze's army was all riding wooden cattle and flowing horses, he also brought 500 good horses, because he thought that when the horse would be useful, like today, it would be useful to enter the boundary of Dengzhou Prefecture.

Zhao Ze sent Yang Wenguang to Dengzhou to negotiate first, which is to give them a preventive injection to prevent those officials and people who have never seen the world from panic.

However, what surprised Zhao Ze was that when his army of wooden cattle and horses rushed to the east of Dengzhou, not only did no one panic, but he was also very grateful. With tears, he hurriedly pulled Zhao Ze into the city and settled in the most popular restaurant in Dengzhou.

The law of the Song Dynasty stipulates that officials are not allowed to prostitute, but it is okay to accompany them to drink flowers and wine, and it is impossible to go to bed. However, many years have passed, the colleagues in the officialdom have acquiesced, and even Zhao Ze is no exception. Since Han Jiang's magistrate and Han Zongyan have been sentenced to invite him so enthusiastically, as the commander-in-chief of the army, you can't give too much. Family face.

Therefore, it is difficult to settle down in the most popular Cuiyun Tower in Dengzhou.

Cuiyun Tower is a wind and moon place similar to Goulan. It is quite famous in the local area. In addition, it is operated by the government, so it is unparalleled.

That night, Zhao Ze and his subordinates had a feast here. During the dinner, Han Jiang praised Zhao Ze's army as a divine soldier, and Dengzhou finally had no danger.

Zhao Ze asked: "What is thrilling without danger"

Han Jiang said, "Lord Zhao didn't know that the Guanghua army was captured by the thief. Dengzhou was in danger and sent someone to inform the Henan government to report this matter!"

Before Zhao Ze came, he also looked at the map around Dengzhou and knew where the Guanghua Army was, so he quickly put down the wine glass and asked, "The Guanghua Army is only far away from Dengzhou. If this thief attacks, it will be in the morning and evening. If not, I have to go back to the barracks to arrange it!"

After saying that, Zhao Ze was about to get up and leave his seat. Unexpectedly, a tall and powerful civil official came to stop him and scared Zhao Ze. He looked up and saw that this guy was ugly enough, even uglier than Wen Chou. It seemed that he was more than 90 in height.

"Who are you?" Zhao Ze asked tentatively, saying that he should be an official in Dengzhou.

The ugly man bowed to Zhao Ze. Then, he respectfully asked him to sit aside and poured a glass of wine for Zhao Ze. When Zhao Ze drank it, he said, "Han Gang, the commander of the Guanghua Army! This box is polite."

"Ah, Zhao Ze was stunned"

I want to say why he was stunned, because before Zhao Ze came to Dengzhou, he learned from Fu Bi that Han Jiang of Zhizhou and Han Zongyan were relatives, uncle and nephews, and Han Zongyan's father was also Han Gang, who was Han Jiang's eldest brother. Han Jiang ranked third in the family, and his father was Han Yi, who is still there. He served as the young prince Fu, in the fourth year of Jingyou (I ○37) I have reached the top of the political affairs. It is estimated that I will die in another year, and my life expectancy is approaching.

Therefore, Zhao Ze was stunned. In fact, Han Gang is not Han Gang. He is not Han Zongyan's father, let alone Han Jiang's eldest brother. He is an ordinary official. He bought Zhizhou and sentenced him before and asked them to do them a small favor. Han Jiang nodded for the sake of the same surname. Han Zongyan couldn't laugh or cry, and said that I was my uncle. My father doesn't think he has the same name as my father. It's really funny.

Han Gang looked like a bitter gourd. He looked at Han Jiang and Han Zongyan again. He saw that the two adults were drinking and chatting like old monks. They didn't look here at all, and no other officials looked at him.

Han Gang said in a low voice, "Lord Zhao, if it's convenient, let's talk next door!"

Zhao Ze was also about to leave, so he promised. After a few words with several adults present, he followed Han Gang out of the door and came to the next room. Han Jiang did not stop him.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhao Ze smelled a strange fragrance and did not doubt it.

Just sitting down, Han Gang, the Zhijun of the Guanghua Army, fell to the ground and said to Zhao Ze, "To be honest, the subordinate is the same name as Han Tong's father, but the subordinate has no intention to offend him. As you know, the Guanghua Army was robbed by the thieves. The subordinate should be killed, and the subordinate should be killed. The subordinate beg you to save me?"

Zhao Ze took a sip of tea on the table, slowly picked up Han Gang, and asked, "Lord Han, how can I save you? Are you all right now?"

Han Gang said, "Your Excellency is joking. The subordinate just lost the Guanghua army and deserves to die. Originally, the subordinate should have died with his will, but now it is the time for the court to use people. Therefore, the subordinates..."

Now Zhao Ze finally understood that Han Gang was afraid of death and was afraid of being blamed by the officials, so he came to beg him.

"Oh!" Zhao Ze sighed and said to himself why I wanted to save you, but he couldn't say so, but just said, "I'm also a gentle person, and I can't help you."

Han Gang said, "The subordinate knows that he will die. If the adult is willing to help the subordinate, the subordinate will not forget your great kindness!"

Zhao Ze ignored him, but turned around, facing the direction of the bed, and said, "Lord Han, it's really difficult for me to help you. What do you want me to do?"