The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

There are a lot of things in Wan Songshan's arms. Apart from the bulging money bag, there are also some things like rouge, gouache, and small bronze mirrors. Needless to say, they are bought to curry favor with a certain lady. Small characters the size of sesame seeds and mung beans also make friends outside for fun. This is the case in the Song Dynasty, and it is also the case in the Liao Kingdom. Xiao Temo is also commonplace.

Xiao Temo threw the purse to Liu Liufu and then reached out to touch the interlayer of Wan Songshan's official robe. Wan Songshan hurriedly said: "Brother, I have taken out all the valuables, what else are I taking out?"

Xiao Temo laughed and said: "It seems that there is something else in the mezzanine, maybe you are hiding something valuable."

Wan Songshan said seriously: "There is nothing valuable, it's just a letter from my father from my hometown."

Xiao Temo finally touched the letter, saw that there was not a single word on the kraft paper envelope, raised his hand and said: "What you said is not true, is this a letter? There is not even a signature, just open your eyes and talk nonsense."

Wan Songshan said anxiously: "My father entrusted someone to bring the letter, what kind of signature do you want; the brothers let me go quickly, and recently heard that the western thieves have spied on the city, and the number of patrols in the city has increased a lot. If they find out, the few of you will be in trouble."

Xiao Temo said with a low smile: "You are kind, don't worry, wait for me to see what's inside, if it's really not something valuable, I'll let you go."

Wan Songshan said anxiously, "I can't see it."

Xiao Temo stared at Wan Songshan suspiciously and said, "Why can't you read it? Since it's your family letter, could it be that there are some shocking secrets in it? Don't worry, even if your father and son conspire to rebel, we won't do anything about it. I won't say it, I just want to see if you are honest, if you lie to your face, we will let you go, and there is no guarantee that you will not bring someone to get me."

Wan Songshan's expression was uncertain, and he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll let you know that it's not a letter from home, but a blueprint from my military supervisor. It's better for you not to look at it, it won't do you much good , The envelopes are all sealed with lacquer, if the seal is damaged, I will be punished."

Xiao Temo waved his dagger and said: "What are you doing to us? I just want to know if you are honest or not. It concerns my life." After saying that, he waved his hand and said to Liu Liufu: "Take it apart and look at it, kid Are you being honest, if what you say is not true, I will stab him directly, saving endless troubles."

Liu Liufu reached out to tear open the seal, reached in and fumbled for a long time, and took out a stack of square pieces of white silk.

Wan Songshan said anxiously: "You can't look at it, you will be beheaded if you look at it."

Xiao Temo cursed in a low voice: "I'm going to cut off your tongue again, don't give up your face." After saying that, he moved the dagger towards Wan Songshan's mouth, and a chilly air suddenly pressed against him. Matsuyama quickly shut up.

Liu Liufu slowly unfolded the white silk, Xiao Temo's heart was pounding, the light reflected in the river water could still see the handwriting and patterns on it clearly, after unfolding the white silk, only a few small ink-painted lines could be seen on it. The picture is surrounded by handwriting.

At last Xiao Te saw the long strip pattern in the middle, and he was ecstatic in his heart. The shape of the thing was exactly the same as the firearms used by those people in the school field. The three or four small pictures around it were head, tail, middle section, section and each All kinds of data, the proportion of gunpowder, the material of the tube, the warhead, the firing process, how to operate, etc.;

Xiao Temo gave Liu Liufu a look and said: "Take it to the bright place over there and take a closer look. It's not very clear here. It's a big black piece. I don't know what it's written on."

How could Liu Liufu not understand, he was ecstatic in his heart, but he pretended to be nonchalant and spread the white silk on the ground, making use of his expertise of being a scholar of the Imperial Academy, he quickly memorized word by word, and memorized the above words three times in a row. I recorded all the pictorial characters in my mind without any mistakes, and recited it silently again, and found that there was no mistake. Then I came back with the white silk and said, "I don't know what is written or drawn? Look at the round, thick shape, it's really Like that thing."

Xiao Temo laughed and said, "Looks like a guy? I said, Mr. Wan, you said earlier that you drew a trick, didn't we stop watching it? Who cares to look at that stuff, don't we all have it down here? Just to deceive Let's say it's a letter from home, and what kind of firearm, is it necessary?"

Wan Songshan heaved a sigh of relief, and said to himself: This group of people seems to be illiterate, and the writing on the margin is so clear that they actually say that.

Immediately he hurriedly apologized with a smile and said: "Yes, yes, just playing around with my girlfriend, Xiao Fei asked me to draw a hanger for her to hang on the bedside to admire, you all want to see it, but I was afraid of dirtying your eyes, so I tried my best to stop it, Please forgive me."

Xiao Temo laughed and said: "You are not a little guy, that little girl must love you so much, wouldn't it be over sooner? It seems that you are a sentimental person, man, don't make things difficult for you, I will let you go now, but I have to borrow the ten or so coins first, and it is better to return this picture of Diao Zi to Zhao.”

After saying that, he rolled the white silk into a ball, still stuffed it into the envelope, put everything back into Wan Songshan's arms, swung the dagger and cut the cloth strips tied around his hands and feet, and said, "Men believe in you, so Let you go, you have to wait for me to leave before you can go up and go home, we have brothers watching you around, if you dare to report to the police or yell indiscriminately, even your family and friends will be killed."

Wan Songshan clasped his hands hurriedly and said, "Don't you dare, don't you dare, good man, go well, I will definitely do as you are told, and I will never bark and walk around indiscriminately."

Xiao Temo nodded, patted Wan Songshan on the shoulder, waved his hands and shouted: "Let's go!"

A group of people quickly climbed up the embankment, went up Bianhe Street, and quickly disappeared under the dim light.

Wan Songshan stood there in a daze for a long while, then slowly climbed up the embankment, patted the dust off his body, cursed a few words in a low voice, and left quickly.

In the posthouse, Xiao Temo hurriedly ordered people to spread white paper and grind the ink. Liu Liufu kept drawing all the memory patterns in his mind on the paper, and even wrote all the small characters listed around them. Okay, read it through and say: "It's done!"

Xiao Temo's eyes lit up and said: "Are there any omissions?"

Liu Liufu patted his chest and said: "It's not wrong, I don't have this ability, how can I get into the Imperial Academy? One word wrong, you use my head as a chamber pot."

Xiao Temo carefully twisted the piece of paper, read it over and over again, and laughed loudly: "There is nowhere to find it if you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it; this kid must have summoned the Arms Supervision and Firearms Department." The supervisor went to the mansion to explain the production of firearms in detail. I think this blueprint must be the latest improved version, which is more refined than what they used in the school field; I didn't expect God to bless me, I got it, hahaha. "

Liu Liufu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lord, the Lord is a blessing to the heavens, and I am really a blessed general of Daliao."

Xiao Temo stroked his steel brush-like beard and laughed: "It's ridiculous that Su Jin, who hides from us, is indeed arranging for the manufacture of firearms. Fortunately, I have good ears and eyes, and God blesses me. They are good looking."

Liu Liufu nodded and said, "It's not too late. It's serious for us to leave Bianliang and return to Daliao. If we stay for one more day, it's hard to guarantee that Wan Songshan won't speak out. Extraordinary incidents will ruin the event."

Xiao Temo nodded and shook his head again: "Don't be in a hurry, it will make people suspicious. We will go to Su Jin tomorrow, but he will definitely refuse to talk about it, so we deliberately said that we would go to the emperor of the Song Dynasty and force him to He talked to us; let's not get too entangled during the negotiation, just agree to sign the covenant and leave, so as not to arouse suspicion, but also to go back with this treasure picture openly."

Liu Liufu raised his big finger and praised: "This is a great strategy! Your Excellency, the Chief Envoy, is truly exhaustive, and you are a god!"