Tang's dining table

Di Renjie looked at the small trebuchet in front of him and was puzzled.

Compared with the trebuchet built by Yunchu in Liaodong, there is not much difference between this thing and the trebuchet built in Liaodong in the past except that it is small in size and has no counterweight and requires manpower to pull.

A dozen people pulling a rope can accurately throw a stone weighing ten kilograms to the Yun family two hundred steps away. It is simply shocking.

The trebuchet is a top-secret and important weapon of the country in the military, and there is absolutely no reason why it should be left outside and be manufactured and used at will.

Even though this trebuchet is not powerful enough compared to the siege weapons made by Yunchu in Liaodong and requires too many manpower, its appearance is very close to the trebuchets in the Tang army.

Hearing the loud noise outside, Di Renjie took Yin Erhu and the others out of the yard where the trebuchet was placed, and continued to pursue the big cannibals.

To give Li Hong a big scene where the performance and direction are determined, they and the others have to hide in the dark and leave some clues for the prince to pursue. This matter is more troublesome than catching those big cannibals.

The emperor and the empress are not in Chang'an City, and the prince is the biggest in this city!

When big people deal with small things, they often use the lion to fight the rabbit with all their strength.

Therefore, the city gates of Chang'an City were immediately sealed, followed by the 108 cities, including the imperial city, and the palace city. Immediately after the Jinwu Guards, all the soldiers and horses of the left and right guards were on the streets. .

Countless bad guys and police officers led these soldiers and began to search from house to house.

The reason why the scene was so big was entirely because Li Hong claimed that he had been assassinated! Or an assassination launched by a trebuchet!

Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong, and General Xin Mao were frightened to death after hearing the news.

Xu Jingzong, who had always been huddled at home watching prostitutes ride horses, jumped up from the couch, pulled off a naked prostitute, jumped on a horse, and ran frantically to Jinchangfang without even having time to put on his shoes.

Once the prince was assassinated, regardless of whether he was Wu Mei's confidant or not, he would be quartered into pieces by the furious emperor and empress.

In Jinchangfang, I saw the prince standing in front of a table, pointing at the Chang'an floor plan on the table, and pointing at a group of armored generals, looking very angry.

Seeing that the prince was safe and sound, Xu Jingzong felt weak in his limbs and sat limply on the threshold. He cupped his hands towards the prince and said, "Prince please return to the palace quickly."

Li Hong saw Xu Jingzong and stepped forward to help the man up. He said solemnly: "The big cannibal is plotting to assassinate Gu."

Xu Jingzong's originally tense face immediately relaxed after hearing this, and he said with some confusion: "Is it just a cannibal?"

Li Hong nodded and said: "It's the big cannibal. Now, we are searching for the big cannibal in the whole city, and we have also found the weapon they used to assassinate me - the trebuchet!"

"Trebuchet?" Xu Jingzong's emotions that had just calmed down immediately became high again, causing his voice to break.

What is a trebuchet? How important is this thing? How could Xu Jingzong, the prime minister, not know.

At this moment, the faces of Changsun Wuji, Li Ji, Su Dingfang... all the people who could use trebuchets passed by his eyes one by one.

After the gunpowder has been dispersed, if the trebuchets have also been dispersed, then even if he is hiding at home and being protected by layers of troops, he is definitely not safe.

If gunpowder was used in conjunction with a trebuchet... Xu Jingzong did not dare to continue thinking about it.

Thinking of this, Xu Jingzong coughed, cleared his throat, and said to General Jinwuwei: "Since it is confirmed that the cannibals are responsible, then we must capture all the cannibals in Chang'an City before sunset."

Even though the generals gathered in front of Li Hong and served obediently, Li Hong tried to force them to do things, but it was impossible. The emperor and the queen were not around, and there were only a few prime ministers who could use the defensive forces in the city.

The generals left in a hurry to do business, and General Li Yifu and Xin Mao hurried over.

Yu Xiurong personally served tea to the prince and prime minister, and then bowed out respectfully.

Li Hong took a sip of tea, sat on the middle seat with a golden sword, and said to the three prime ministers: "I want to repair the East Palace, and I also want to get some money for Yun Chu to use to help me do some small business. You are a great master, and there is Xin Xiang who wants to help me."

Hearing this, the human cat Li Yifu immediately laughed and said: "So the plot to assassinate the prince is false, is it true that the prince wants to get some money?

So, it's very simple. "

Li Hong shook his head and said: "The plot to assassinate Gu is true, and it is also true that Gu wants to get money from the big cannibal. It's just that they plotted to assassinate Gu first, and Gu wanted to get money later. Don't get confused. .”

General Xin Mao finally understood the situation at this time, and he also laughed and said: "The cannibals in Chang'an City are only a thousand people, and even if their money is taken away, they will not be much, and they cannot support the grand occasion of His Highness the Crown Prince.

If His Highness the Crown Prince is in urgent need of some money, a certain family will introduce several merchants to His Highness the Crown Prince. Although the money will not be much, it will still be twenty to thirty thousand dollars a year. Why bother to create such a big battle and make the common people laugh? . "

Li Hong looked at General Xin Mao dissatisfied and said: "What do you want to do with the money of the people of the Tang Dynasty?

Depriving them of money is the biggest joke to the lonely family.

If the big cannibal hadn't planned to assassinate the Gu family this time, Gu wouldn't have attacked them. This was something they asked for. "

Li Yifu looked at Li Hong with a smile and said: "Your Highness is wise, they all say that one drink and one peck is a predetermined decision. Since it is a cannibal who plots to assassinate His Highness, then the cannibal must bear the corresponding price and accept the corresponding punishment.

I thought that His Highness would definitely get his wish. "

Li Hong patted the table with his little hand and said: "Okay, money can't be brought to the table. It's because there are two Taifus here that I don't hide my thoughts. The matter is settled like this. Next, throw stones." The secret issue is what gives the three of you a headache. If this matter is not handled well, my father will definitely not be able to justify it."

When it came to the trebuchet, whether it was Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu or General Xin Mao, the joking smiles on the faces of the three disappeared.

This is a real big problem.

"Where is Yunchu?" Li Yifu asked the prince's retinue.

The servant replied: "I am locked up outside the city and will not be able to come back for a while."

"Where is the trebuchet?"

"He has been sent to Jinwuwei Camp and has not been seen by outsiders."

"But the standard ordnance of our Tang Dynasty army?"

"Reporting to Prime Minister Li, there are many differences from the trebuchets in our army, and they are not similar to the ordnance in our army."

After hearing the retinue's answer, Li Yifu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xu Jingzong and General Xin Mao: "There are still two more people to assist the Crown Prince here. I will personally go to the Jinwu Guard camp to see what these two trebuchets have to offer. We will draw conclusions on the differences.

Your Highness, do you think this is possible? "

Li Hong waved his hand and said: "Teacher, just go ahead and do your work. It's best to come to a conclusion before my father knows about it. It's best that the trebuchet didn't come out of the army. Otherwise, there will be a lot of deaths."

Li Yifu saluted and said, "Old minister, I know."

Li Hong added: "Once the thief is caught, he will also be handed over to the Taifu, so as not to make people think that this is a shameful thing done by a lonely family."

Li Yifu looked at Prince Li Hong with relief and said: "I thought His Highness wouldn't take this into consideration, but I didn't expect that His Highness would already care about it. In this way, this matter can be handled cleanly and no one will gossip."

The trebuchet was thrown from Tongshanfang next to Jinchangfang and was set up on the roof of a family. Afterwards, these people wanted to destroy the trebuchet, but because Li Hong searched too hastily, these people destroyed the trebuchet. After being lowered from the roof, you had to escape quickly.

Tongshanfang is only separated from Qixia Gate by Tongjifang, and the two ways are connected by a road. When these big cannibals evacuated from Tongshanfang and passed through Tongjifang, they were seen by many people because of their appearance.

There were many barbarians in Chang'an City, and the people were not surprised. It was only when the gates of the city were closed and the bad guys started to search, that people woke up and realized that those damn big cannibals had done bad things, and they came forward to accuse them one after another.

When the bad guys followed the direction identified by the people to Qixia Gate, they discovered that these people had escaped from Chang'an City.

So, the general of Jinwu Guard opened the city gate and led an army to chase them all the way. They firmly believed that even if a group of strange-looking foreigners escaped from the city, they would not be able to hide for long.

A person in a superior position must be a participant and a requester in every incident related to himself. Otherwise, others will react for you. This is a great shame for a person in a superior position.

Just like the place on the table, you can choose not to eat, but you must have your own place and tableware. Li Hong is the prince now, and he has the right to sit at any table.

So, this time, Li Hong chose to ask for money, just like he chose braised pork on the dining table. Although there were more exquisite meals on it, he was still willing to eat braised pork. This was his personal choice.

Di Renjie not only needs to track down those giant cannibals, but also needs to replenish the traces that these giant cannibals have erased. What if the people from the East Palace can't find them?

The Great Eaters had no horses, but they could run as fast as camels and could reach ten miles away in a matter of seconds.

After Di Renjie saw a cloud of smoke rising behind him, he led Yin Erhu and the others into a bamboo forest. After passing through the bamboo forest, they went to a roadside shop to drink some wine and rest.

A team of glittering cavalry roared past the entrance of the small shop. The general at the head was wearing bright armor and holding a horse spear. He looked like a fierce general.

These people are all members of Prince Liu's team who were raised frugally by Li Hong. Some of them came from the Western Regions and are really powerful, while others were selected by Li Zhi from the royal family and the children of aristocratic families for his son. These people One of them was obviously not a child of the royal family, but a child of an aristocratic family.

There are not a single tree in the wilderness of Wannian County. There are occasionally some small bamboo forests. These bamboos have only grown recently. They are only as tall as a person and are sparse, making it impossible to hide people.

As for the seedlings in the field, they are only about an inch long now. The dozen or so running cannibals were particularly eye-catching in such an environment. After the general of the East Palace saw the group of fleeing cannibals, he rushed towards them one by one, shouting and screaming.

Yin Erhu took a sip of the glutinous rice that had been chilled with well water, and said to Di Renjie with some worry: "Master, I'm afraid they can't make it, right?"

Di Renjie took a sip of the glutinous rice and said with an expressionless face: "The masters in the Prince's Six Commands are all Your Majesty. The Queen personally selected the masters for the Prince. They will be fine."

Yin Erhu smashed and smashed his mouth and said: "Why don't you feel something is wrong? There are just these people. With three brothers, I can defeat them.

That little Bagman heard from Lord Marquis that he was the number one warrior in the Western Region, and they just rushed over like that? "

Chapter One