Zhuge Teng sent a companion to accompany Li Si. This man named Zhuge Ming was easy-going, wise and good at talking, and he had a great time chatting with Li Si along the way.
"Sir, when we get to Xinzheng, if King Han makes things difficult for you, don't take it to heart." Zhuge Ming said, "He likes to make things difficult for others."
"I've met King Han, and I'm sure he won't be deliberately sarcastic," Li Si said.
Zhuge Ming looked suspicious and asked: "The "I" that the gentleman calls himself, is the ancient magic weapon that Great Qin promoted a while ago? "
"That's right." Li Si explained, "In order to show the dominance of "my weapon", the King of Qin ordered everyone in the Qin Dynasty to call themselves "I". "
"So that's it." Zhuge Ming asked curiously, "What does the magic weapon look like? Is it really that powerful?"
Li Si made a rough gesture with his hand and said: "It is similar in shape to a shield, but has sharp edges and corners. It is very powerful on the battlefield. King Qin has relied on it to defeat more with less, and has won several times."
"Oh? Then I'll have to see it with my own eyes if I have the chance." Zhuge Ming said with interest.
"There will be a chance." Li Si said.
The road between Luoyi and Xinzheng is not too far. After chatting along the way, the two of them arrived at Xinzheng unknowingly.
Under Zhuge Ming's arrangement, the two moved into Guanyi. Li Si delivered the document and then returned to Guanyi to rest and wait for a reply.
Early the next morning, Zhuge Ming took Li Si to the meeting hall of Han Palace.
"Zhuge Ming, if you don't just stay in Luoyi, why did you come to Xinzheng?" King Han said lazily, "I told you, I don't have any extra winter clothes for you now."
Zhuge Ming cupped his hands and said, "I am here not to ask for money or goods, but to escort the Qin envoy."
"Special envoy of the Qin Dynasty?" King Han asked, pretending not to know, "Where is he?"
Li Si took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Foreign Minister Li Si, pay your respects to King Han."
When King Han saw Li Si, he leaned forward and said, "Oh, indeed a foreign minister has come. What did you say your name is?"
"Haha." Li Si smiled, "King Han really has a good memory, he forgot about me so quickly."
"Don't be rude!" a military commander next to him shouted loudly.
King Han raised his hand to stop the general, stood up, took a few steps forward, and looked at Li Si carefully.
"Hey, isn't this Li Si?" A smile appeared on King Han's face, "It seems like yesterday when we said goodbye, I heard that after you left Korea, you went to Qin."
"Haha, it seems that the King of Han still recognizes me." Li Si said with a smile, "Yes, after leaving Korea that year, I was left by the King of Qin in Da Qin and became a court captain."
"Tingwei..." King Han said softly, "It's a good job."
"That's right." Li Si said, "When the King of Qin was framed by others, I used some method to prove his bloodline. To express his gratitude, the King of Qin gave him a new official position. It's really shameful to think about it."
"Haha, I didn't expect you to have such ability." King Han said disdainfully, "But with this kind of ability alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in our country."
Facing the ridicule of King Han, Li Si was not angry at all, and smiled and said: "So, the ministers of South Korea are all talented in the world, and those who are unworthy will certainly not be able to enter the eyes of King Han."
King Han seemed to be quite pleased with Li Si's flattery. He laughed, looked at Li Si and asked, "Now that you are here as an envoy of Qin, you have political matters to talk about, right?"
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "The foreign minister is entering Korea this time on behalf of the King of Qin to discuss trade with the King of Han, as well as the number of flying crossbows to be donated."
"Oh?" King Han said, "So, King Qin has agreed to use the flying crossbow to thank me?"
"Exactly." Li Si cupped his hands and said, "It's just that the flying crossbows are not easy to make. The only three thousand flying crossbows in the Qin Dynasty were given to the Western Regions when King Qin went westward. Therefore, the Great Qin Dynasty
The quantity given by Qin could not be delivered in a short period of time. "
"Hmph!" King Han said coldly, "Hard to make? Just
I'm afraid that the Great Qin took this flying crossbow to the sky. Now that the pattern changed by Han Fei has been brought back to the Great Qin by Zheng Guo, could it be that the great Qin wants to deny it? "
"No." Li Si said calmly, "The foreign minister brought a flying crossbow. King Han will know how powerful it is once he tries it, and he will also understand the difficulty of making it."
King Han subconsciously looked at Prime Minister Zhang Ping, who nodded gently.
"Okay, bring it up." King Han raised his hand and signaled.
"King Han, wait a moment." Li Si turned around and walked out of the palace. He took out a flying crossbow from the package left outside the door, handed it to a guard, and then returned to the palace.
King Han's personal eunuch took the flying crossbow and handed it to King Han.
King Han took the flying crossbow and observed it for a while before saying, "It looks a bit strange. I don't know how powerful it is."
"King Han will know once he tries," Li Si said.
King Han pointed to a general in the palace and said, "Han Fu, go out and try this flying crossbow to see if it is as powerful as the rumors say."
"Yes!" The general named Han Fu stepped forward to take the flying crossbow.
Li Si said from the side: "King Han, please stop and watch, don't miss a good show."
"Okay." King Han agreed slightly reluctantly, but in the end he did not refute Li Si's face.
The ministers followed King Han to the training ground of the Forbidden Army. Han Fu ordered several Forbidden Soldiers to stand beside him with long bows and ordinary crossbows.
A target shooting competition began.
At the beginning, everyone in the Korean temple didn't think anything of it, but gradually, the advantages of flying crossbows became apparent.
After a sergeant using a longbow shoots a few arrows, his shooting power and accuracy decrease due to his reduced physical strength.
As for those who used ordinary crossbows, although they did not consume much physical strength, after shooting two arrows, Han Fu, who was holding a flying crossbow, had already shot, and the accuracy was even higher.
Seeing everyone's rather astonished expressions, Li Si couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
After a round of competition, Han Fu handed the flying crossbow to a deputy general of the Forbidden Army beside him: "Here, you can try it too."
The deputy general took the flying crossbow, replaced a few more soldiers, and began to compete again.
However, the result is still the same.
In terms of strength, accuracy, and the number of arrows fired, the flying crossbow completely beats the longbow and ordinary crossbow arrows.
King Han's expression became a little unnatural.
The ministers were also talking a lot, and it seemed that most of them were quite frightened.
A new type of weapon appeared in neighboring countries. How could this make them not frightened?
Han Fu took the flying crossbow and handed it back to King Han. Then he cupped his hand and said, "Your Majesty, this flying crossbow is really powerful. If equipped in the army, it can increase the combat effectiveness a lot."
"Yes." Prime Minister Zhang Ping said, "This flying crossbow is indeed overbearing. It seems that we are on the right track. With this new type of crossbow arrows, our waist will be much stronger."
King Han's eyes narrowed and he said, "Well, since you are quite satisfied with this flying crossbow, let's reluctantly get one."
It seems that King Han is still a face-conscious person.
Li Si was secretly amused in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and said calmly: There are too many. I am afraid that even Great Qin would not be able to make so many in ten or eight years. "
The King of Han sneered and said, "My Korean army of more than 400,000 people is flying crossbows at your fortress, which is really an advantage for you."
Just blow it!
If you exclude Luoyi, it's hard to say whether all the men in Korea are worth 400,000.
Li Si also had a serious face and said coldly: "Good things are naturally relatively complicated to make. With the current ability of Da Qin, they can only make more than two thousand in a year."
"No way." King Han questioned, "Qin has so many skilled craftsmen, but they can only make so much in a year?"
Li Si shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with the number of people."
Before King Han asked again, Han Fei on the side stepped forward and chased
Asked: "Dare you...ask me, senior brother, how...how was this flying crossbow made?"
Li Si looked at Han Fei and finally had a smile on his face: "To be honest with my junior brother, this flying crossbow was not polished by hand, but made using special equipment. When the King of Qin accidentally obtained the magic weapon, it was also made. The equipment and methods of the divine weapon are not just obtained by one divine weapon."
When everyone heard this, they all started talking.
Han Fei rolled his eyes, and then he said to King Han: "Your Majesty, we have seen the advantages of the flying crossbow. It is better to discuss it with Li Tingwei before deciding."
King Han thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's send Li Tingwei to the guild hall to rest first, and we will discuss it later."
Li Si knew that it was inappropriate for him to stay here any longer in such an occasion, so he said goodbye to Zhuge Ming and returned to the hotel.
In the evening, Han Fei sent someone to pick up Li Si and invited him to visit Han Fei's house.
Li Si originally wanted to take Zhuge Ming with him, but the visitor said that Li Si could only go alone, so he had to leave Zhuge Ming in Guanyi.
Han Fei's mansion is not very big, and there are no luxurious furnishings, but it is well organized and tidy.
There are not many servants, but everyone is polite and seems to have some knowledge.
It seems that Han Fei likes to teach people in the government to be knowledgeable when he has nothing to do.
After sitting down, Han Fei took the lead and said, "It's really rude that I didn't have time to say hello to my senior brother in the temple hall."
"Haha, you and I, brothers, don't have to be so polite." Li Si said, "There are only two of us now, please speak slowly and don't be in a hurry."
Han Fei nodded, and then said slowly: "Senior brother, are you okay in Daqin?"
Sure enough, after slowing down his speaking speed, Han Fei's stuttering improved a lot.
"Fortunately." Li Si replied, "The King of Qin is a wise ruler. He has done many great things in just two years."
"Indeed." Han Fei said slowly, "These things that King Qin did have shocked the whole world."
"Oh?" Li Si was slightly surprised, "I live in the Qin Dynasty, and I really don't know what other countries think."
"Ever since the Chengfan Rebellion, I have paid special attention to the movements of Great Qin, but unfortunately, Great Qin seems to have blocked information very quickly during this period." Han Fei said almost word for word, "I always wait until the matter is over. , then all nations receive the accurate news.”
"Haha, this is also to prevent other countries from participating in the internal affairs of the Qin Dynasty." Li Si smiled and said, "After all, those who take advantage of the situation have existed since ancient times."
Han Fei's face darkened and he said, "Could it be that senior brother is implying that South Korea will join other countries to do unjust things to Qin?"
Li Si shook his head slightly and said: "To be fair, for the Qin Dynasty, although South Korea is relatively recent, it really can't make any waves. And the original intention of the King of Qin is just to solve the problem by himself and not to owe any favors to any country. , I can’t afford to repay this debt of gratitude.”
Han Fei frowned and said, "At the beginning, I persuaded my senior brother to stay in Korea to assist King Han and create a great cause together, but my senior brother insisted on leaving. Could it be that he just didn't want to owe me that favor?"
"This has nothing to do with human relations." Li Si shook his head and said slowly, "You also saw today that King Han was quite mean when he faced me. Is this the attitude a wise master should have?"
"For this reason alone, I'm glad I didn't stay in South Korea."
"And similarly, if you were asked to choose again, would you still choose King Han as the king you will serve for your whole life?"
A rhetorical question left Han Fei speechless and didn't say anything for a long time.
