Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

.mhtx. "You two, come here!"

In an open space north of the E-shaped Camp of the Xuanjia Army, more than a dozen people were tied to cross stakes by ropes. Two sergeants were holding long spears and stood upright in the middle to guard the prisoners. At this moment, a sergeant walked towards this side. , and greeted the two of them.

When the two saw the soldier's extraordinary aura, they couldn't help but look at each other, then stepped forward, clasped their fists, and said, "What advice does this brother have?"

The sergeant said lightly, "I am General Qiu's personal guard. Today, a new batch of ordnance has arrived in the army, and it has been sent to Camp B. General Qiu has ordered the two of you to help carry it!"

The two guards were hesitant, and one of them said in a high voice: "But Li Canjun ordered me to guard the prisoners here and not to leave! This brother should find someone else?"

The sergeant frowned and reprimanded: "Let's be presumptuous! In this Xuanjia army, is it General Qiu or Li Canjun? All battalions and soldiers are training at the moment, who else can you find if you don't find them? Besides, they People with both hands and feet bound, can they still run? And it doesn’t take long to carry the ordnance. After you leave, I will help you guard the criminals. If you are out of business, just look for me, my name is Tian Cheng!”

Seeing what this man said was prudent, and Qiu Xinggong's power in the Xuanjia Army was indeed not to be underestimated, the two guards hesitated for a moment, then cupped their hands and said: "Okay! The two of us are going to carry the ordnance, here we are. There are Laotian brothers!"

Tian Cheng waved his hand and said, "Go in peace!"

The two just left.

At this moment, a person suddenly walked out from the side of a tent not far away, Tian Cheng hurriedly greeted him, and saluted, "General!"

The person here is Qiu Xinggong!

"Well! You should step back first! I will ask Zhang Kangnian a few words!"

Qiu Xinggong nodded lightly and commanded softly.

"Here!"

Tian Cheng turned around and left, and went to "watch out" for Qiu Xinggong!

Zhang Kangnian and others have been tied up here since they were arrested last night. From last night to now, they have not had a sip of water or a grain of rice. In addition, the binding of ropes has prevented their blood from flowing smoothly in their bodies. Circulation, at this moment, they have almost fallen into a groggy state!

It's only early in the morning, the sun is not solid, and when the sun is almost overhead at half noon, they are afraid that they will faint directly because of the heat and lack of water!

In fact, this is almost a common practice in the military. Generally, people who are about to be executed will go through this before they are executed. This is not to abuse the prisoner, but to help the prisoner!

Yes, you heard that right! This is to help prisoners!

Death row prisoners in Dali Temple or in the prison cells of the Ministry of Punishment are entertained with good wine and good food before they are executed. Good food is not important, but good wine is important. , the pain of the prisoner will be relieved a lot, and the prisoner will naturally have a lot less resentment after death (of course, these are all feudal superstitions, but who made the ancients believe in this stuff. , but also because the three quarters of noon is the heaviest time of the day)!

Drinking alcohol can be given to death row prisoners in the prison cells of the official government, but in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the early Tang Dynasty, the military was very strict. Drinking alcohol was forbidden in the military. What if they drink it? It's basically like Zhang Kangnian is now. They are left to dry and sun, no food, no water to drink, so that they will enter a groggy state before beheading. !

"Head up!"

At this time, Qiu Xinggong walked up to Zhang Kangnian and shouted in a low voice.

Due to the distance between the prisoners and the lack of sleep and dripping water, Zhang Kangnian, Bai Shanhai and others were half asleep and half awake. Qiu Xinggong deliberately lowered his voice. I don't want other people to hear the conversation between him and Zhang Kangnian!

Zhang Kangnian, who was in a daze, heard Qiu Xinggong's voice, and his body was shocked. He quickly raised his head, opened his eyes, looked at Qiu Xinggong and said, "General save me! General save me! This subordinate doesn't want to die... uh !"

But this guy's voice was a bit loud, and Qiu Xinggong quickly covered his mouth.

"Be quiet!"

Qiu Xinggong glanced around and saw that the rest of the prisoners were still keeping their heads down and motionless. Then he removed his hand from Zhang Kangnian's mouth and asked in a low voice, "I will ask you, Li Zexuan, has he treated you all? Torture to extract a confession?"

Zhang Kangnian lowered his voice and replied, "General, Li Canjun did not torture me to extract a confession. We have been tied here since we were arrested last night. Neither Li Canjun nor General has ever been here!"

Hearing this, Qiu Xinggong felt a little relieved, and he asked again, "What happened last night? Didn't you say your plan was foolproof? How could you be caught by Li Zexuan and General Duan?"

"I don't know this subordinate! Last night Ding Dali and others were about to be persuaded by their subordinates to succeed, but Li Canjun and the general suddenly came out of the pyre outside the kitchen. They seemed to be hiding in the pyre before the subordinates arrived. The words that the subordinates told Ding Dali and the others naturally fell into the ears of the general!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Kangnian has not figured it out until now, and there is inevitably a little doubt in his tone.

"Idiot! In this way, Li Zexuan and General Duan are likely to know your action plan in advance, so they will ambush in the kitchen in advance!"

After listening to Zhang Kangnian's words, Qiu Xinggong couldn't help scolding, and at the end, he quickly asked: "Then what did you say in the conversation with Ding Dali last night that you shouldn't have said?

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This should not be said, of course, refers to exposing his identity!

Zhang Kangnian hurriedly shook his head and said, "Don't worry, General, this subordinate has never disclosed any information about you, because this subordinate knows that the general will definitely save me!"

Hearing this, Qiu Xinggong was completely relieved, he stood up straight, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Kang Nian, the general has made up his mind, and now he has entered the palace to report the crime you committed to the sage. , I'm afraid I can't save you this time! But don't worry, the wife and children in your family, the old man will take care of them for you, so that they will have no worries in life!"

Although he was already prepared in his heart, Zhang Kangnian couldn't help but feel despair when he heard Qiu Xinggong's words. After a while, he sorted out his emotions and said to Qiu Xinggong, "Thank you, General! The old and young of my family, please ask the General. You are here!"

"Well! Go at ease!"

Qiu Xinggong patted Zhang Kangnian on the shoulder, then turned around and walked towards the distance.

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When Duan Zhixuan arrived at the palace, he was told by the eunuch that Li Er was still in the morning court, so he was taken into the side hall to wait.

What happened in the Xuanjia Army's camp last night was ultimately a "family affair" belonging to the Xuanjia Army.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, a servant came in and said to Duan Zhixuan: "General Duan, the morning is over, Your Majesty invites you to meet at the Ganlu Palace!"

"Okay! Father-in-law!"

Duan Zhixuan said politely.

"General Duan, please come with us!"

The servant bowed and made a gesture of please, then turned to lead the way. After a while, Duan Zhixuan came to the Ganlu Palace.

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!"

Duan Zhixuan bowed to Li Er and saluted.

"Free gift!"

Li Er waved his hand and took a sip of tea. After all, he had just left the morning, and he didn't have time to drink a sip of water. After the tea was in his stomach, Li Er curiously said, "Duan Aiqing wants to see me in such a hurry today. What's the matter?"

Seeing that besides Li Er, there was only Zhao Song in the hall, and Duan Zhixuan no longer hid it, and said bluntly: "Report to Your Majesty, last night in the Xuanjia Army, Captain Zhang Kangnian of the Czi Battalion led people to incite the soldiers to mutiny. Fortunately, the old minister If it is discovered in time, it will not cause a catastrophe!"

"What? Someone incited the soldiers to mutiny?"

Hearing this, Lao Li suddenly became restless. He had to know that the Xuanjia Army was his "ace" army. Back then, the Xuanjia Army followed him to the north and south, and made great contributions. It can be said that Li Yuan was able to sweep the world back then. The Xuanjia Army under Li's second hand definitely played a vital role! So a few months ago, Li Er would spend huge sums of money (although most of the money came from Li Zexuan) to expand the Xuanjia Army, precisely because he had great expectations for the Xuanjia Army. Now that I heard from Duan Zhixuan that someone in the Xuanjia Army wanted to mutiny, how could he bear it?

"Where is this Kang Nian now? Does he have other accomplices?"

Li Er's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. If Zhang Kangnian succeeded in inciting the soldiers to mutiny, the Xuanjia Army would become a joke for the world, and all his previous efforts to expand the Xuanjia Army would be in vain. The purpose of the Jia army is to fight against the Turks, and if there is a mutiny and civil strife in the Xuanjia army, it will greatly affect the training progress. How will a newly expanded and undertrained Xuanjia army become the imperial court in two months? A "vanguard" in the Turkic campaign?

Therefore, at this moment, Li Er really wanted to swallow the culprit who instigated the mutiny of the soldiers!

"Go back to your majesty, last night Zhang Kangnian conspired to mutiny, and the old minister and Li Shenjun arrested him. Now Zhang Kangnian and his followers have all been captured by the old minister, and the old minister has ordered them to be held in Xuanjia at 3:00 noon today. Beheaded at the Junyuan Gate!"

Duan Zhixuan bowed.

"Okay! It's time to kill! Duan Aiqing did a good job!"

Hearing this, Li Er slapped the table and said loudly: "The national war is at the forefront, but these people are so ignorant of the importance and want to make chaos within the Xuanjia army, really damn it! It's just that Zhang Kang Nian incited the soldiers to mutiny for no reason? He Is there someone else behind it? Duan Aiqing, can you find out the reason?"

As he said that, Li Er suddenly realized that something was wrong and asked.

There is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason. Zhang Kangnian suddenly jumped out, there must be a reason, this is the intuition of an emperor, and it is also the intuition of a person who has ascended from the palace coup!

"Going back to your majesty, Zhang Kangnian insisted that this matter was all planned by him alone, and no one else was behind it! As for why he instigated the mutiny of the soldiers, the old minister thought that he should be directed at Li Canjun or Li Canjun's new training code. here!"

Duan Zhixuan thought for a while and replied.

"Oh? Is this also related to Li Zexuan?"

Hearing this, Li Er was immediately puzzled. After all, he had not received any relevant information about this matter before, so he said to Duan Zhixuan: "Duan Aiqing, please tell me the cause and effect of this matter in detail!"

"Old minister obeys!"

Duan Zhixuan hesitated for a moment, and then began to speak: "Last night when my son was about to be born, the old minister was already asleep, but Li Canjun suddenly asked for advice outside the old man's tent, saying that there was a very important matter..."

In fact, when Duan Zhixuan entered the palace this time, he just wanted to tell Li Er briefly what happened to the Xuanjia Army last night and asked Li Er to let Li Zexuan officially serve as the captain of the Czi Battalion. For the rest of the details, Duan Zhixuan did not plan to talk to Li Erxi. Said, because according to last night Zhang Kangnian and Ding Dali

In the conversation between the others, Li Erhui could easily think that this matter had something to do with Qiu Xinggong. He didn't want to protect Qiu Xinggong from death, but the current Xuanjia Army had lost a colonel. The army is completely messed up!

After all, Qiu Xinggong has also been in the Xuanjia Army for many years, and there are not a few generals in the Xuanjia Army who support him. It is very inappropriate to move Qiu Xinggong at this time!

But now Li Er told him clearly and asked him to tell the details of last night's events, and he had to tell everything about last night's events one by one!

In the entire Tang Dynasty, Duan Zhixuan is definitely one of the people who are absolutely loyal to Li Er, otherwise Li Er would not have let him in charge of the Xuanjia Army for so many years! Therefore, Duan Zhixuan is absolutely obedient to Li Er's order, and he will not hide it at all!

"...Zhang Kangnian was put to death, the C-type battalion cannot be without a leader, so the old minister made a presumptive proposition and let Li Canjun temporarily take the post of the C-type battalion captain. When your Majesty has a more suitable candidate, Li Canjun will resign from the post of captain. !"

It took more than a quarter of an hour for Duan Zhixuan to tell everything he saw with his own eyes, heard with his own ears, and heard from Li Zexuan last night.

After listening to Li Er, he frowned and was silent, because from Duan Zhixuan's narration, there was another person hiding among them, and that was Qiu Xinggong! Because when Zhang Kangnian bewitched Ding Ding to mutiny, he repeatedly mentioned that once the incident happened, Qiu Xinggong would intercede for them! From this point of view, this matter must have something to do with Qiu Xinggong!

After a long while, Li Er opened his mouth and said, "Duan Aiqing, you have done a good job in this matter! Li Canjun has both political integrity and talent. After only a few days in the Profound Armored Army, he managed the training and management of the lieutenant soldiers in an orderly manner and let him also serve as the C-type battalion. Colonel, it is very appropriate, later I will let someone draft a decree and officially designate him as the captain of the C-shaped battalion!"

Duan Zhixuan cupped his hands and said, "Old minister thank your Majesty for Li Shenjun!"

"Um!"

Li Er nodded, after pondering for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he said lightly: "After you return to the camp, pass on my will, Zhang Kangnian and others conspired to mutiny, and the crime cannot be punished, but the general of the Xuanjia Army, Qiu Xinggong, is not strict. , who is guilty of oversight, let him take thirty sticks himself as a punishment!"

Even if there is no evidence of Qiu Xinggong's involvement, so what? Does he still need evidence to whom Li Er wants to punish? Thirty military sticks, Quan should be his warning to Qiu Xinggong!

"This... the old minister obeys the order!"

Duan Zhixuan was stunned when he heard the words, and after reacting, he quickly cupped his hands.

"Okay, back off!"

Li Er waved his hand and said.

"Old minister retire!"

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