Three Kingdoms

Among the pile of weapons presented, in addition to short swords, spears, long bows, short armor and other very common weapons, the strange thing that Fei Qian saw at a glance was that among the pile of weapons, There are also three crossbows.

Crossbows, because of their complicated craftsmanship and consumable materials, are not as flexible as bows and arrows. As for bows, the simplest bamboo bows can be used, but crossbows are different. It is difficult for ordinary materials to meet the standards and requirements, and only specific workshops can make them.

The three crossbows in front of me look very familiar...

Fei Qian asked someone to get the crossbow, and then skillfully dismantled the crossbow machine, turned it over and took a look, and sure enough he saw the special mark on the inside of the crossbow machine.

"This is Huang's crossbow..." Fei Qian's voice was a little low.

Because Fei Qian has improved many parts of the crossbow arrows, the crossbow arrows produced by him are somewhat different from Dahan's original crossbows and cannot be used universally. At the same time, starting from the time of Wang Mang in the Han Dynasty, perhaps because Wang Mang himself felt a little uneasy, he implemented the policy of banning armor. Although it was later ignored, the crossbow machine gradually became a national patent of the Han Dynasty, and ordinary workshops did not Manufacturing, and not knowing how to manufacture.

If the old man of the Huang family hadn't had craftsmen at his disposal and had the skills preserved from the Spring and Autumn Period, he might not have been able to successfully climb from holding a crossbow to a powerful crossbow chariot...

Therefore, these two or three powerful crossbows were obviously leaked from Huang's workshop, but the question is, how did they leak out? Or did it flow out from somewhere?

"This is a six-stone crossbow..." Fei Qian put the crossbow down, hooked the crossbow string, looked at the crossbow arm again, and said, "Look at the marks on it, it seems that it has been used for a while, it is not new. The crossbow...and there is no serial number on the crossbow machine. It was probably produced by Yan Ping at least two years ago..."

Pang Tong nodded silently.

"Which group of people are they from?" Fei Qian asked.

Pang Tong lowered his head and said, "They are from this group in the city..."

Perhaps because crossbows are more difficult to hide and carry than bows, or for some other reason, the thieves did not have many crossbows. Even Shi Huan, Li Tong and others only had bows and no crossbows.

However, this situation gave Fei Qian a headache. In this way, Shi Huan, Li Tong and the people in the city are two completely different groups of people. So are these two groups of people angry with each other, or do they not know each other at all?

Fei Qian turned the old crossbow machine over and looked at it. There were not only bronze rust stains on it, but also some blood stains.

"These two groups of people..." Fei Qian asked, "Are they really not together?"

Pang Tong said: "I asked Li Tong and Li Wenda, but he didn't know about it... He felt that if they were sent before and after, there would be some handover, how could they not know each other at all? What's more, since Li Wenda was begging for work, he naturally didn't The need to cover these dead people..."

Fei Qian was silent for a moment and nodded.

This is indeed the case, but it is precisely because of this that the background of the group of people who died in the city seems even more strange.

If we look at time, this group of people has been lurking in the city for at least half a year, and the landlord who had the most frequent contact with this group of people is also dead...

The only clue in front of me is the more conspicuous Huang's crossbow.

It's not a new crossbow, so it's difficult to check.

After Feiqian entered Chang'an, the workshop project gradually expanded, and gradually the entire process was completed from a single workshop to multiple workshops, with final assembly in Chang'an. Therefore, starting from the third year of Yanping, basically all weapons Important parts are numbered.

The crossbow machine in Fei Qian's hand did not have a number.

Fei Qian took apart the other two crossbows, and finally found a row of numbers on one of them. He took a look at it, then pondered for a moment, handed it to Pang Tong, and said, "This is from Yan Ping's third year... Go check which workshop this number belongs to..."

Of course, these crossbows may also be weapons left behind on the battlefield and then picked up by someone else, but what if they were not left behind on the battlefield?

Although the crossbow machine is simple to use, its structure is more complicated than that of an ordinary bow. If you are not familiar with crossbows, let alone disassembly and maintenance, it may not be able to be maintained properly, and it may be broken after a few strokes. It's also a common thing.

These three crossbows can still be used after such a long time, and they were even brought to Chang'an. It is definitely not something ordinary people can do...

Fei Qian looked at the weapons in the hall, looking at the blood stains still remaining on the weapons, and suddenly felt a little cold all over his body. This feeling made Fei Qian feel very uneasy. When Fei Qian was assassinated for the first time in Chang'an, he didn't seem to have such insecurity at all. Even when he heard that there was a thief lurking this time, he didn't have much uneasiness. But when Fei Qian saw these three yellow guns When he was using his crossbow, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, which was hard to calm down.

The remaining leaves on the branches in the courtyard seemed to be no longer able to withstand the intrusion of the cold wind. They jumped up without hesitation and jumped down from the place where they were growing. Then they staggered to the ground and were swept by the wind again, huffing and puffing. It moved farther and farther away from its original location, the previous soil.

Fei Qian suddenly understood why Cao Cao wanted to "kill people in his dream"...

I don't know how much time passed, but Pang Tongyi rushed back again with sweating. He hesitated and said: "Reporting to my lord... this number... was not found..."

Fei Qian frowned: "What?"

It's not that Fei Qian didn't hear Pang Tong's words clearly, but that Pang Tong didn't find the number, which means there is only one possibility that this crossbow was produced in the Huang's workshop in Jingxiang, and only in the Huang's workshop in Jingxiang. The things here will be the same as those here in Feiqian, but the numbers are independent in Jingxiang and have not been registered in Guanzhong.

After Fei Qian breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but feel worried again.

What you can rest assured about is your workshop here, so although you can't completely guarantee that the characters on your side will be fine, at least it's not closely related, so you can still rest assured, and the part mentioned is not under your direct control. What went wrong in the Jingxiang part?

If you are just selling crossbows, it is not a big problem. After all, there are not just one or two people who are obsessed with money. Many people are like this at all times and in all over the world. When they see money, they secretly take the things in the workshop and sell them outside. go.

If that's the case, it would be fine if we continue to investigate and find Shuoshu, but if it's due to other factors...

"Jing Xiang..." Fei Qian thought of another possibility, pondered for a while, and said to Pang Tong, "I'd better bother Lao Shiyuan to go find Mr. Liu... and let him identify the group of people in the city. ...Shiyuan, you should know what to say, right?"

It is also possible that people from Jingxiang came to rescue Liu Qi...

Pang Tong rolled his eyes, raised his hands and said, "If I know this, I will definitely let the Liu family talk endlessly!"

"In addition, we will send people to the courtyards of this group of people to inspect and inquire. In more than half a year, some people should have seen them..." Fei Qian added.

Pang Tong agreed, then slowly exited the hall and turned around.

……?（＾?＾●）?……

After hearing about the chaos in the city, Liu Qi felt that he shouldn't be gloating about the misfortune, but he couldn't help it. He wandered around in his room with a beaming face, suppressing a smile, "Yes! How can hypocrites bewitch the world?!"

There are still some chivalrous people in this world!

It's a pity that we couldn't accomplish anything in one fell swoop...

Liu Qi was quite emotional, sometimes smiling, sometimes sighing, without any awareness of being imprisoned. Just like an ordinary citizen, after feeling that it had nothing to do with him, he regarded the incident as a snack for dinner.

So when Liu Qi heard that Pang Tong came to his door, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Pang Tong had a sullen face. When he saw Liu Qi, he immediately said: "Young Master Liu, you are going to die soon!"

⊙0⊙ Liu Qi was a little worried at first, but when Pang Tong threatened him, he immediately shrank back and almost collapsed on the table.

"This! Pang Shijun!" Liu Qi argued, "I live here without any transgression. How can disaster come from the sky?"

Pang Tong stared at Liu Qi closely and said, "What happened in the city today...does Young Master Liu know about it?"

Liu Qi subconsciously wanted to deny it, but then he thought about it, how could he not know about such a big movement in the city? "This...someone in the courtyard heard a little bit..."

Pang Tong sneered twice and deliberately said nothing.

On the way here, Pang Tong also considered whether it might be Liu Biao of Jingxiang who sent people to rescue Liu Qi. However, firstly, the time was not right, and secondly, Liu Qi's residence was adjacent to the General's Mansion. Therefore, the defense force is relatively strong. According to the reports from the soldiers responsible for guarding Liu Qi, not only did no thieves attack this place, but Liu Qi himself and several of his personal attendants inside did not do anything special.

Moreover, from Sichuan and Shu to Guanzhong, Liu Qi was under supervision. Even if he wanted to connect with these desperadoes, it was not something that ordinary people could do.

If Liu Qi had such a deep mind and great ability, and could play tricks here under the eyes of General Hussar, how could he be defeated in Sichuan and Shu without a few blows?

Therefore, it is not very reasonable to say that these desperadoes are related to Liu Qi.

But this way, it’s a little strange...

Could it be said that it was a unilateral rescue and Liu Qi himself did not know about it?

Or were the first few who came just lurking, and then those who came later brought new instructions? Pang Tong didn't know what the specific instructions were, but that didn't prevent Pang Tong from using this to deceive Liu Qi.

At least from the perspective of Huang's Crossbow, there is a high possibility that these desperadoes are from Jingxiang...

"Come here!" Pang Tong shouted and glanced sideways at Liu Qi, who was sweating profusely. "Show it to Mr. Liu..."

Amidst the clanging sound of soldiers and armor clashing, heavily armed soldiers came in like fierce gods with heads in their hands. The blood on the head has basically completely solidified, the long hair has been pulled up, and even the purple-purple skin on the head's face is somewhat deformed.

"Boom! Boom!"

"Gululu..."

The soldiers in full armor threw the head directly into the hall, where it rolled around like a meat ball on the wooden floor.

One of them rolled straight in front of Liu Qi. Liu Qi was so frightened that he couldn't care less about his style. He hugged his face with his big sleeves and kicked the head aside with his legs...

Pang Tong stared at Liu Qi's expression and actions and evaluated them.

"Master Liu!" Pang Tong shouted in a deep voice.

Liu Qi trembled when he heard the sound, and slowly put down his big sleeves, revealing two frightened eyes.

"Do you think the chaos in the city today is for General Hussar?!" Pang Tong sneered, "Haha, it's for Mr. Liu!"

"What?!" Liu Qi had a very confused expression on his face.

"Don't understand?" Pang Tong asked.

Liu Qi shook his head blankly.

Pang Tong's eyes moved slightly and said: "General Hussar is going to Qinglong Temple today. After leaving the city, there was chaos in the city... If he came here for General Hussar, why did he choose this time?"

Liu Qi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and felt that his throat was very dry and uncomfortable, "Then... what Pang Shijun means..."

Pang Tong smiled and said: "Since it is not for the Hussars General, is there anyone in this city who is more noble than Mr. Liu? Is he worthy of such a large-scale military deployment?"

Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, then his eyes slowly moved to the heads of the people in the hall, his throat moved up and down, "This..."

"These thieves caused riots in the city, not to rescue the young master..." Pang Tong stared at Liu Qi closely and said, "but to take the young master's life!"

"What?!" Liu Qi's mind was already very confused, and he asked again in an attempt to get a more certain answer.

"If the young master dies here, it will naturally not be of any benefit to the Hussar..." Pang Tong sneered, "But for some other people, if the young master dies, it will be of great benefit..."

It's very simple. Will Liu Qi's death in Chang'an be of any benefit to Fei Qian? Obviously there is no benefit, so Fei Qian, Pang Tong, and even some people under Qiusi will not take action against Liu Qi. But if Liu Qi really died in Chang'an, then who can benefit from it?

Liu Qi's eyes widened, and he gradually showed a look of hatred, but soon his eyes relaxed again, "It shouldn't be like this..."

Pang Tong chuckled and raised his eyebrows, "You'll know what it is at first glance... In addition to telling Mr. Liu about this, I might as well use Mr. Liu's men to identify whether there are any of these thieves. Familiar people... If you recognize someone, it's... huh?"

Liu Qi nodded repeatedly and hurriedly said to several of his bodyguards: "What Commander Pang said makes sense! What he said makes sense! Come on, come on! Come on, look, do you recognize any of these heads... "