[Zuzhou] White clothes in the world

The sky is blue and the sun is scorching. Standing in the sun for a while will make you sweat profusely.Qingyi opened the folding fan and put it on top of his head. The sun was shining brightly today, and the young and noble Qinglong King couldn't bear it. He just stood on the school field for half an hour, and he wanted to go back.Beside him, the chief general Yun Feng stood upright, looking at the phalanx waving spears in front of him. The soldiers were practicing steadily following the military orders under the scorching sun. Their eyes were burning, as if there were really tens of thousands of soldiers fighting them.

Changed into commoner clothes, fixed his hair in a bun with a wooden hairpin, and the cold-eyed young man stared straight at Gu Minglan on the opposite side of the Changge phalanx. The belated General Yu.

Gu Minglan seemed to feel Wu Xuan's gaze, and also nodded to Wu Xuan through the practice phalanx.Beginning with Emperor Yuanshi, theocratic power and political power were separated, and the Siming Yuan was only in charge of theocratic power and was not allowed to be involved in politics. With the collapse of Zuzhou into seventeen kingdoms, the old system became a shackle. However, regarding the political power, Yunxuan still adheres to the iron law of Emperor Yuan Shi. Meet privately with the four kings.That's why every time Wu Xuan appeared outside the Si Ming Yuan, he was dressed in plain clothes, and his loose hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, making him look like a book boy.

Qingyi was drowsy from the scorching sun. The folding fan in his hand was placed on top of his head to block the scorching sun for a while, fanning the wind around his face for a while, and for a while fanning his sweaty back. "Didn't you agree to watch the Thousand Machine Crossbow? How did it become a practice?" Qingyi muttered, and the maidservant who followed him kept wiping Qingyi's sweat. This young Lord Qinglong People in the palace know that they are afraid of heat.

Yunfeng arrived an hour earlier than Qingyi, during this hour, he just stood under the clear sky, waiting for the person who should come.Gu Minglan was the last one. The imperial general of Shi Le lived the farthest from the school grounds and came the latest. When Gu Minglan walked into the school grounds, the soldiers in the phalanx were conducting the third army drill.

"Sorry, I have something to delay." Gu Minglan cupped her fists and saluted to several people present.

Qingyi was originally the most delicate person, before Gu Minglan came, he complained for half an hour.But when Gu Minglan came, he was the first one to salute Gu Minglan.Qing Yi put away the folding fan he had been playing with, and Su Shen bowed his hands to Gu Minglan in return: "General Yu!" After that, Yun Feng and Wu Xuan also bowed their hands in return.

After several people exchanged salutes, Qing Yi asked the servant girl who was following him to retreat.Sending the son of Shi Le to Bei Mo as a hostage in exchange for Bei Mo's thousand machine crossbow map, although the Lord of Shi Le did not intend to hide it, but it is not just anyone who can take a look at this thousand machine crossbow.

Yunfeng, Qingyi, and Wu Xuan stood for a long time under the scorching heat, waiting for Gu Minglan who had the key to the gate of the Weaponry Workshop.

The three of them followed Gu Minglan into the dark workshop, and suddenly a chill came over them. The sound of metal knocking, noisy human voices, and occasionally chopping wood could be heard in the dark workshop. voice came.This is the first time for Qingyi to enter the weapon manufacturing workshop of Shile. The scale of this workshop is only a little larger than that of ordinary private workshops, but the craftsmanship of the technicians here is not much worse than that of the craftsmen of Yankong Liulifang.

It was the first time for Qing Yi to come to the Artifact Workshop, and he took a look at it step by step. He could distinguish common combat weapons such as swords, but there were also some small and sophisticated weapons that Qing Yi couldn't understand.About half an hour later, a group of people walked to the end of the stairs. Gu Minglan waved his hand to stop the crowd, turned around, and said to the three people in front of him with a tense face: "I want to guarantee that everything you will see in a while It will not be passed on.”

"How to guarantee?" The cold Wu Xuan asked Gu Minglan, looking directly at him.

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Gu Minglan's mouth. He stretched out his palm, and three emerald green pills suddenly appeared in front of the three of them.

"You Tandan?" Qingyi exclaimed in a low voice.

Wu Xuan, who had always been calm, also changed his face slightly. Youtan Dan is a forbidden medicine for Shile, and he never thought that Gu Minglan, who is the general of Shile Yu, would have this medicine.

Gu Minglan's face remained unchanged, he scanned the expressions of the three people facing him one by one, and finally his eyes fell on the silent chief general Yunfeng.There was no expression in the brown eyes of the chief general named after him. He reached out and picked up a Utan Dan and swallowed it, and said to Gu Minglan: "Since General Gu can agree, he must be very sure. I will not tell the fifth person about this map."

"What an offence." Gu Minglan nodded to Yunfeng in apology.

Wu Xuan took the remaining two Youtan Pills from Gu Minglan's hand, distributed one to Qingyi with a frightened face, and then swallowed it.Qingyi resisted a little. He glanced at the blue pill in his hand. This pill made the previous king die in the hands of the current king. Just because he lost his memory for an hour, the previous king was killed. Yun Xuan cleverly abolished the throne.This is a secret in the palace. When Qing Yi, who was the youngest son of Qinglong King, heard this secret from his father, he was almost frightened and cried.It was also because of this incident that the method of making Youtan Dan was destroyed by Yunxuan.Qing Yi kneaded the elixir in his hands, and sighed helplessly.The method of making Utan Pill was destroyed by Yunxuan's order, and the person who made Utan Pill is the current Lord of Shile. Whether this Utan Pill has been destroyed or not, the answer is obvious.Qing Yi closed his eyes, and put the last Utan Dan into his mouth.

Gu Minglan turned around with her hands behind her back, and stepped up the stairs first.Behind him, followed by three Shile nobles with different expressions.

At the end of the stairs is a very ordinary wooden house.Gu Minglan pushed open the door, and there was a hunched, white-haired old man sitting inside. The old man held a piece of wood in his haggard hand, and a piece of pure black leather armor the size of a palm was placed on the desk beside him. The piece of leather armor was exactly the same as the black armor on the wristbands of the soldiers practicing on the school field. The only difference was that there were three clusters of dark black arrows that were as long as one finger buckled on the leather armor in front of the old man.The old man was concentrating on fiddling with the piece of wood in his hand. It might not be true if he said it was wood, but if he looked carefully, he could see that it was a crossbow model with arrow holes drilled in it. An eye hole was drilled in each to fix the crossbow. This is a thousand-machine crossbow that has not yet been formed.

"Looking for the old man, excuse me." Shi Leyu General Gu Minglan bowed respectfully to the old man, then straightened up, like a disciple listening to admonishment, quietly waiting for the old man to speak.

The old man was still fiddling with the Thousand Machine Crossbow in his hand, without raising his head, he didn't even notice that four people walked in.

"No, no, this silk thread is not strong enough to withstand too much strength, I have to ask Gu Xiaozi to find a stronger silk thread." Xun Lao threw aside the slender and transparent silk thread that was clinging to the crossbow mold, and said to himself Soliloquy.

"Is the shark's silk not tough enough?" Gu Minglan asked.

"Not tough enough! Of course not tough enough! Although the silk thread of the shark is suitable for making hundreds of ropes, it is only a hundred strands twisted into one strand, and ten strands are twisted into a wrist-thin fiber rope. Most shark silk is tough, and a single shark silk The strength is not enough to pull and use the strength of the Thousand Machine Crossbowman, and it will be broken as soon as it is pulled, and the battlefield has not yet entered." Xun Lao turned his head and stared at Gu Minglan, full of displeasure.

Gu Minglan smiled apologetically, this was the only pulling wire he could think of, but it didn't work.

Xun Lao was taken aback, only to find that there were three people standing behind Gu Minglan.One of them was looking for an old acquaintance. The old man brushed off the wood shavings from his body and stood up tremblingly while holding the table with his old hands. Wu Xuan is as tall as Wu Xuan, and Wu Xuan is considered short among his peers.Time has left marks on the old man's face, but it has not eroded his dark brown eyes. When this old man was young, he must have been very handsome.

"It's been a long time since I've been away, so I'm fine with Xun Gong." Yun Feng put on his clothes and bowed, as respectful and humble as Gu Minglan.

Qingyi winked at Wu Xuan, and the two young juniors imitated Yunfeng and Gu Minglan, and saluted the old man respectfully, one called "Xun Lao" and the other "Xun Gong".The old man stroked his beard and laughed loudly, and the atmosphere in the oppressive hut became much more relaxed because of the hearty laughter of the old man.

Xun Lao's surname is Hu, and he belongs to the Fufenghu family.The Patriarch of the Fufeng Fox Clan made armours and longbows for the Tianyu Army of the Yuanshi Emperor, and defeated the Yankong Black Cavalry Archers. He made outstanding achievements.A hundred generations of prosperity have passed away, and now, the Fufeng Fox Clan has withered talents. Yunxuan once asked the Sihuyuan to count that there are less than 50 people left in the Fox Clan, and Hu Xun is the current head of the Fox Clan.

Hu Xun nodded to the two juniors one by one, and when he looked at Wu Xuan, a scorching light flashed across Hu Xun's eyes, which disappeared in an instant.Hu Xun sat down again slowly, holding the crossbow mold in his hand, and stretched it out in front of Gu Minglan's eyes unceremoniously: "Have you done the old man's work that I entrusted to you?"

Hu Xun has a weird temper. To outsiders, he may be a kind elder, but to inside, he is the patriarch of the Fox clan. Every member of the Fox clan is afraid to speak with this patriarch, or even look at each other.Gu Minglan is also afraid of Hu Xun, because he was the only secret disciple Hu Xun accepted.

"I just received the news half an hour ago that Yankong Liulifang has been burned, but..." Gu Minglan paused.

"Hmph!" Hu Xun threw the crossbow model on the table, "I knew you would never make me feel at ease for a moment, but you haven't found the "Atlas of Thousand Machines" yet, right?"

"Exactly." Gu Minglan nodded, with a look of guilt on her face.

"I strongly urge you to obtain the "Atlas of Thousand Machines". If you don't have that map, it's just a dream to defeat Yan Kong!" Hu Xun turned his attention to Yun Feng, who had had an affair with Yun Feng on the battlefield back then. Yuan, the general who is always surprised on the battlefield, is the only one who refuses to be armored by Fox's wind cavalry.Seven years ago, during the battle against Dongxun Country, Yun Feng commanded the Wind Cavalry Army to circumvent the steep mountains and surprise the enemy from behind, and achieved a great victory. It was a very cruel battle. Hu Xun led the well-made soldiers Jiapixing Daiyue rushed to the battlefield, but was turned away by Yunfeng.Hu Xun still remembered Yun Feng's menacing eyes, and the general's absolute self-confidence, Yun Feng said to Hu Xun coldly: "Wind Cavalry Army fights with a whole body of courage! A mere soldier is what the weak need. "The Hu family, which prides itself on the Bingjia Agency, has never been associated with Yunfeng since then, and turned to another Shile general——Gu Minglan.Yun Feng still respects the Hu family. Although they don't know how to fight against the enemy on the battlefield, they protect every inch of Shi Le with their utter loyalty.

Seeing Hu Xun looking at him, Yun Feng bowed slightly with a respectful expression.He relied on his ingenuity and courage in marching and fighting, and the weapons and equipment were only secondary. If it was not necessary, Yunfeng would never ask the Hu family to ration armor.He came this time to inquire about the progress of Qianji Crossbow on behalf of the Lord of Shile, Yun Xuan. After all, Yunfeng is a real Shile person.Gu Minglan's loyalty, even after nearly 20 years, even if Gu Minglan cut off the noble head of the former king for Yunxuan, Yunxuan still did not believe in Gu Minglan, just like Yuanshi Emperor did not really believe in Gu Minglan Yun Zhi is the same.

"With General Lao Shou personally coming, the manufacture of the Thousand Machine Crossbow went smoothly, but I need a kind of silk thread, and I hope General Yun can present a message to the king for this old man." Hu Xun's age does not allow him to stand for a long time , he sat on the chair and did not get up.

Yun Feng respected Hu Xun, and Yun Xuan also respected this old man who dedicated himself to the Shi Le royal family, and tacitly allowed him to enter the court and give him a seat.Yun Feng nodded and saluted again: "I will definitely bring it!"

With Yun Feng's promise, Hu Xun frowned slightly, and he once again focused his burning eyes on Gu Minglan, and asked, "Who owns the "Atlas of Thousand Machines", have you found out?"

"I thought it was in Zhao Chen's hands. The spy also saw Zhao Chen escape from the fire with the map and handed over the fake "Thousand Machine Map" to Mo Jingzhi. However, when Zhao Chen died, he snatched it from him. The atlas is just a blank book, I suspect that the real atlas is in the hands of Mo Jingzhi." Gu Minglan said.

Hu Xun pressed his skinny fingers on the mold of the Qianji Crossbow, and he suddenly grinned: "No, the map should be in Mo Jun's hand."

Gu Minglan was startled, and blurted out, "Why did the teacher say that?"

As soon as he finished speaking, except for Hu Xun, the faces of the three present all changed.He had never heard of Gu Minglan having a teacher who taught him careers. He had just called Hu Xun as his "teacher". The head of the Fox clan, who had passed his retirement age, unexpectedly accepted a general as his disciple.Yun Feng quickly put away the surprised look on his face, Gu Minglan's Tianlin army must be equipped with longbows and crossbows in every battle, which just shows that Gu Minglan is also an excellent armor technician.Yunfeng has always disdained to be as famous as Gu Minglan. He felt in his heart that Gu Minglan obtained his current status by relying on tricks. The head, or Gu Minglan's Tianlin Army, who later became king and general, used tricks to defeat the enemy in every battle. Gu Minglan had never appeared on the battlefield in a fair manner.Gu Minglan is like the ancient and dark long sword worn by his waist, always hidden in the black scabbard.

Hu Xun glanced at Gu Minglan, and at some point in his hand, there was a piece of transparent jade, engraved with a unicorn with its teeth and claws.Hu Xun threw Yu Jue to Gu Minglan, and said with a sneer, "Mo Jun is not a tiger willing to be mediocre. If he wants to get out of the cage, the sharp blades on his claws will open immediately."

Gu Minglan held the jade, a disdainful smile gradually appeared on her face: "He betrayed Yan Kong."

"That's not all." The old man picked up the pure black leather armor on the desk and said, "He only sold me the method of making the short crossbow. As for the others, he is still waiting for a price."

"Short crossbow?" Qingyi's eyes widened. His gaze was always lingering on the desk in front of the old man. The pampered Qinglong King was not interested in marching and fighting, but Qingyi was never stingy with novelty things. Take a few more glances.

"Yes, the short crossbow." After all, Hu Xun is a master of armor, and seeing people interested in the armor he made, Hu Xun also became interested, "Would you like to take a look, young prince?" Handing the leather armor to Qingyi's eyes, he asked.

Qing Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't report his name to Hu Xun, the old man with sharp eyes saw through his identity at a glance.Qingyi took the leather armor carefully, only then noticed that there was a jade wrench engraved with the pattern of Tengyun Qinglong on his thumb.The startled and startled expression on Qingyi's face fell into Huxun's eyes. Huxun shook his head and smiled, and pressed the index finger of his right hand on the black leather armor in Qingyi's hand and said: "We can equip a few short guns here, Even if the riders are dismounted and shot at the enemy at close range with a short crossbow, it can still cause great damage. The country wants to build a cavalry crossbow army, and it has to compete with Yankong's ink cavalry, only relying on the same thing is the victory Can't help the opponent." Hu Xun looked up at Yunfeng, and continued, "On the battlefield, we not only rely on the commander's surprise and resourcefulness, but also rely on the weapon's surprise. If such a thousand-machine crossbow is made, not only the cavalry, but also the infantry can also be used."

"Oh, there is another groove here, is it for a shorter crossbow?" Qing Yi asked, pointing to a shorter groove on the crossbow mold.

Hu Xun nodded approvingly, this young Azure Dragon King is not as useless as in the legend, perhaps he is more suitable for the skill of making armor than Gu Minglan.