Datang all-rounder

Chapter 26

When he came to Li Ke's mansion, when he met Wang Ke, he became angry with Li Ke for telling Cheng Huailiang.

Li Ke waited for Wang Ke to finish speaking before smiling and said: "Brother Wang, don't be annoyed, Huai Liang is not an outsider. Before Brother Wang came back, Huai Liang and I were very close. It's okay to tell him about it. Won't say it."

Cheng Huailiang also quickly responded beside him: "Yes, I will never say it, you should hurry up and tell me how I can help you."

Li Ke heard that Wang Ke asked Cheng Huailiang to help with this matter, and asked curiously: "Brother Wang, what idea have you come up with again, let me hear it."

Seeing that both of them were in a hurry, Wang Ke said directly without teasing: "Originally, I think it's enough for you and me to know about this matter. I can't help you. Your older sisters and younger sisters still need you." Go to make connections, and let them talk good things for you when the time comes. Now that Brother Cheng knows, he will be much more convenient than you in this regard. "

The two of them didn't understand what Wang Ke said, they glanced at each other and said in unison: "Why is it so much more convenient for him (me)?"

Wang Ke smiled slightly, and expressed his thoughts: "Let's make an appointment. If His Highness falls ill again, we must pretend to be very serious. Brother Cheng, he told the princess that he hadn't seen His Majesty for a long time, and invited the princess to come with him." To visit His Highness's condition, it happened that His Highness committed a crime. Brother Cheng must find a way to guide the princess to speak kindly to His Highness when she is with other princesses, especially in front of Princess Xiangcheng and Princess Changle. If you can enter the palace It would be even better if you could talk to the empress. But you must not show any flaws, so that the emperor will not force your highness to leave the capital when he sees your highness like this."

After hearing this, the two couldn't help laughing, and they both felt that this method was indeed much better than Li Ke's own efforts.

As soon as Li Ke was happy, no matter what time it was, he would let people serve wine and food, and he insisted on getting drunk with Wang Ke.

The two were very interested in seeing Li Ke, and they talked about the matter without refusing, and they both clamored for Li Ke to bring out the best wine to thank them.

Without much effort, the food and wine were put on the table, and the three chatted while eating.Wang Ke proudly told the two about his brewing in the past few days, which made them itch and asked Wang Ke to give them a taste.

Of course Wang Ke agreed without hesitation, and promised that the celebrity would ask someone to send ten altars to each of the two families to drink first, and then give them more later, and the two were very happy.

After Wang Ke finished speaking, she remembered that she hadn't seen Cheng Huailiang for a long time, so she asked Cheng Huailiang, "Brother Cheng, what are you doing on weekdays besides coming to His Highness? I didn't see you go to my place. What's the matter?" You're so busy, how about we listen?"

Li Ke also said from the side: "I have only been here twice, and I left after a short stay each time. I really don't know what I am busy with. You have to talk about it today. Maybe Brother Wang can help you. Make up your mind."

Cheng Huailiang heard the two of them talking about himself, sighed and said: "You guys are free, I don't know, little brother, I'm really exhausted these days. Isn't this the idea of ​​Brother Wang? Now all the generals are mobilizing their own troops. The army, the emperor is going to mobilize 15 troops on the border to fight against the Turks, and our family is no exception. My father goes to the court every day to fight and wants to lead troops to fight. I will leave the matter of mobilizing soldiers and horses to me, soldier It’s easy to handle, as long as the notification arrives, it’s fine, but war horses are troublesome. There are nothing on weekdays. When it’s urgent, you have to check it. Horseshoes that are badly worn can’t be sent. If there are not enough horses, you have to buy new horses early. Brother, I insist on it every day. Think about it, so many horses, inspecting them one by one, don’t exhaust people to death. If the oil hadn’t arrived today, I’d have to inform Brother Wang. Playing with horses."

Wang Ke felt strange, how could a horse's hoof be worn? Don't they have horseshoes?So when he asked, Li Ke and Cheng Huailiang stared at him as if they didn't know him.

Wang Ke said with a guilty conscience: "Why are you looking at me like this, what did I say wrong?"

Li Ke stood up, pulled Wang Ke and left.The three came to the stable, Li Ke asked the groom to pull out a horse and talked to Wang Ke.After listening for a long time, Wang Ke realized that there was no such thing as horseshoes at this time, and horses usually rely on the hoofs to grind hard on the ground. After a long time, the hooves must be worn thin.If something hard gets stuck in the horse's hoof, the horse will be useless.

Usually, if the horse is useless, it will be useless. At worst, it will be replaced, but the battlefield changes rapidly. If it is in the middle of a battle, that person's life may be lost.So every time you go out, you have to check once and eliminate some of them.

Wang Ke waved his hand and said relaxedly: "This is easy to solve. Putting horseshoes on the four hooves of the horse can protect the horse's hooves from being worn out. There is no need to check like this every time you go out. Now military horses There are not many, and I have to ask the Turkic people to buy them every year, but I don’t have to buy them when the war starts, what should I do if there are not enough?"

Hearing this, Cheng Huailiang quickly asked: "What is this horseshoe? Brother Wang, tell me quickly, if it is really so good, then the need for correcting will be much smaller in the future, and the preparation time before the war will also be shortened a lot. , this is a great thing to see."

Li Ke also said beside him: "Brother Wang, this is an important matter, we will deal with it immediately, and if it is done, I will go to the palace to meet the emperor immediately, and let all the horses in the Tang Dynasty do this. The imperial court can save a lot of money spent on buying Ma Shaang."

Seeing that the two of them attached great importance to this matter, Wang Ke realized the significance of what she said casually.He hurriedly said, "Then let's find a blacksmith and let them make horseshoes for us. It's not complicated, and it won't take much time."

Just do what you say, and each of the three will pull up a horse and leave.

Wang Ke looked at the horse and cried and laughed. The last time I went out with Li Ke, Wang Ke knew that there were no stirrups on the horse at this time, and it was very inconvenient to get on and off the horse.It was Li Ke who pushed himself up last time.I usually go out and get used to driving, so I don't care about this matter. Now it seems that I have to make the stirrups together.

The three of them soon came to a blacksmith's shop. Wang Ke drew the appearance of the horse's shoe and stirrup to the blacksmith. Because it was not complicated, the blacksmith soon understood and began to work.

Since Wang Ke only talked about the horseshoe at home and didn't talk about the stirrup, Li Ke asked.

Wang Ke herself didn't know what to say. Seeing that she was idle, she was idle, and there was nothing left and right, so she flickered: "Your Highness, you also know that I can't ride a horse. Every time I get on a horse, you push me up, and when I get off the horse, I feel like I'm not good at riding a horse." If you slide down, you can’t run fast while riding. I think that when fighting, the cavalry must not always pay attention to clamping the horse’s belly tightly, so that it may fall down and die, right?” “That’s it, in fact, many cavalry It wasn’t Zhan Si’s, but he fell off his horse and died.”

After all, Cheng Huailiang came from a military family, and he himself is considered a general, and he knows much more about this kind of thing than Li Ke. Hearing what Wang Ke said, he interjected to confirm.

Wang Ke saw that his deduction was correct, so he went on to say: "With the stirrups, not only is it much easier to get on and off the horse, but also when the horse is running, because the feet are put in the stirrups, you can use your strength and have a place to put your strength on." , the sense of balance of the body will also increase, and the possibility of falling will be much smaller. Because there are stirrups under the feet, there will be a feeling of standing on the ground when fighting, and people will be more courageous. When fighting, you will let go of your hands and feet and fight, and you will not be distracted to worry about whether you will fall off the horse, so that your combat effectiveness will increase a lot. Isn't this a good thing that kills two birds with one stone?"

Li Ke patted Wang Ke on the shoulder and said: "I didn't expect such a small thing to have such a big effect. Thanks to Brother Wang's knowledge, Datang is lucky."

Wang Ke quickly pretended to be modest and said: "It's nothing special, it's just a small skill."

In the time it took to speak, a set of four horseshoes, twenty horse nails, and two stirrups were finished. Wang Ke picked it up to have a look. After confirming that it met his own vision, he ordered the blacksmith to help nail the horseshoes on. He found a rope, tied the stirrup to the saddle, and signaled Cheng Huailiang to try riding it.

Cheng Huailiang stepped on the stirrup to get on the horse, went out and ran around, and came back full of praise, saying: "Good! I ran back and forth on the rocky beach on purpose, and nothing happened. Stepping on the stirrup is exactly like what Brother Wang said. It was much more convenient before.”

Seeing what Cheng Huailiang said, Li Ke got on the horse and tried it himself, and he was sure that it was what the two of them said, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he came back.

After the three horses were installed, they did not delay, pulled two horses and went straight to the palace. Cheng Huailiang was also anxious to go back to install the horses, so Wang Ke let him ride the horse left by Li Ke. , while he walked slowly home with his hands behind his back.

(End of this chapter)