Fang Jinshi stayed in the yard for a while, then returned to the previous room. Coach Lin said, "Li Bao is gone?"
Fang Jinshi hummed and said, "Let's go. He said he was going to sea. Could it be that he wanted to follow Princess Selinka back to Persia?"
Coach Lin said: "It would be good for Li Bao to be a Persian prince-in-law. Tian Lai Novel Ww『W．⒉"
Fang Jinshi said: "It seems that I am not trustworthy and can't do what I promised."
Coach Lin said: "It's not that you don't give it, it's just that he doesn't want it."
Fang Jinshi stopped and said, "Xue Lifei really made a mistake this time. His fire-breathing copper cabinet was so powerful that he almost got killed by his carelessness."
Li Xiaozhong, who had been silent for a long time, took over the conversation: "That one is called a fierce fire oil tank. It is mostly used in the army to defend the city, or for the navy to burn enemy ships. The Fengxiang Army in the northwest has one."
After hearing this, Fang Jinshi said: "This is so powerful. If there are more fierce oil tanks like this in the army, we won't have to worry about siege vehicles."
Li Xiaozhong laughed and said: "Everyone has thought of this. The manufacturing process of this fierce fire oil cabinet is complicated. It takes a long time for skilled craftsmen to hammer it into shape. It is even more difficult to make it airtight. As far as I know, there is no one in the world that can do it. Only the Ordnance Supervisor of the Tokyo Military Department can do this. There are eleven tasks under the Ordnance Supervision, and Meng Huoyou is one of them. The Luoyang Prefecture Ordnance Supervisor can do this. Apart from this, there is no one else in the world who can do it."
Fang Jinshi said: "I don't know where Xue Lifei got this firearm. No wonder he is willing to show his face because he wants to harm me with this firearm."
Li Xiaozhong said: "It is difficult to make the copper cabinet of Menghuo Oil Cabinet, and it is also difficult to make Menghuo Oil. Ganliang originally owned Menghuo Oil, but Li Jiqian, a party member, rebelled and occupied that place to establish the Xixia court. In this way, Xixia's The fierce fire oil is gone, and even the fierce fire oil from the Black Khanate can't be transported. I heard that there is some such stuff in Bashu, but it must be transported to Bianliang for refining before it can be used. There are too many monks and too little porridge, so there won't be much left among the army, and this fierce fire oil Oil is too expensive and the army cannot afford it."
Fang Jinshi was silent for a long time and sighed: "It is indeed a difficult problem. If you want to make good use of it in the army, you must first destroy Xixia."
Li Xiaozhong said: "That's true."
Fang Jinshi stood up and said: "It is only reasonable to do a good job in the business of Sihai Tea House now, and not to meddle in so many other things."
Li Xiaozhong said: "Brother Shaoxing has been out for a few days. I want to go see him to see how the medicine is being found. Things have calmed down here, so I don't need to be here anymore."
Fang Jinshi said: "Brother Li is going back so soon. I really can't bear to leave you." His words were not polite. Li Xiaozhong was righteous and enthusiastic, and he was also very capable. Fang Jinshi still hoped to stay by his side.
Li Xiaozhong smiled and said: "There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. When will you return to Bianliang? I will invite you to our Peach Blossom Valley in Yong'an County to drink the most authentic peach blossom wine."
Fang Jinshi said: "Okay, even though I am very reluctant to leave, there is nothing I can do. When is Brother Li going to leave?"
Li Xiaozhong said: "I want to go early tomorrow morning."
Fang Jinshi said: "How about noon? I will serve wine at noon for my eldest brother to practice."
Li Xiaozhong saw that he persisted and it didn't matter to him anyway, so he said, "Okay."
A few people were chatting, and a man walked in quickly from outside. Fang Jinshi looked up and saw that it was the driver who drove him last time. He was a subordinate of Coach Lin. Fang Jinshi arranged for him to follow Zhu Yanyan. When he saw him returning, Fang Jinshi Ask: "How is the person I asked you to follow?"
The coachman hurriedly said: "Master Fang, I came back to report to you. Just now, some officials from the Criminal Division came and took her to the Criminal Division."
Fang Jinshi was surprised and said, "Why is this?"
The coachman said, "I don't know. I said he was an accomplice."
After hearing this, Fang Jinshi did not dare to delay, so he asked the driver to drive the carriage and take him to the Yamen of the Punishment Department. He told the porter that he wanted to see Wan Qixi. The porter quickly called in and Wan Qixi met him in the backyard. As soon as they sat down , Fang Jinshi asked: "I heard that just now someone from your Yamen went to get a girl from Huarong Pavilion?"
Wan Qixi sighed and said: "I was about to send someone to tell you, Mr. Fang, that this woman's surname is not Zhu or Zhu Yanyan, but her surname is Xue. Her real name is Xue Ling. She belongs to the criminal who was burned to death." elder sister."
Fang Jinshi thought to himself, it turned out that her name was this. He pretended to have known it for a long time and asked Wan Qisi: "I wonder what Wan Qi Ti Xing is going to do with her?"
Wan Qixi smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "This depends on Mr. Fang's thoughts."
Fang Jinshi asked: "What does this mean?"
Wan Qixi said: "Young Master Fang wants to eradicate the root cause and avoid future troubles forever. Her sister and brother plotted to kill the Young Master. Their crimes are unforgivable. It is very easy to sentence her to be executed in the autumn. If the Young Master misses a little love, she can be freed from the crime." Very easy."
Fang Jinshi immediately said: "I want her to be innocent. Tell me what I should do."
Seeing that he made such a decisive decision, Wan Qixi didn't waste any time and said: "Then let someone change her confession and say that she is the girl from Huarong Pavilion and has nothing to do with the dead murderer. But let Cao of Pingjiang Prefecture make one She has a low status. The young master spent a little money to ask the madam of Huarong Pavilion to issue a deregistration document. The young master officially bought her as a concubine, and outsiders would not suspect anything. "
This Wan Qixi has been in the Prison Yamen for a long time. He really turned his hands into clouds and rain. Fang Jinshi couldn't help but admire him. He stood up and said, "Okay, let's do it. I'll go find Cai Tongpan right away. You Please take care of her and don’t let anyone embarrass her."
Wan Qixi said: "Don't worry about it. Mr. Fang has always been polite to her before he made a decision."
Fang Jinshi believed that what he said was true, and stood up to discuss with Cai An. Before leaving the house, he pretended to be casual and said to Wan Qixi: "I don't know where the weapon that the murderer set on fire is. He is here to carry out the punishment." As for Si, he is still in the Pingjiang Mansion Yamen."
Wan Qixi said: "I asked someone to put it in the evidence room. Does Mr. Fang still want to see it?"
Fang Jinshi said: "I want to show it to Prince Yun and ask Brother Zhao to find out how the firearms from the Bianliang Ordnance Supervision were easily obtained by an ordinary person. If there is another use for Wanqi's punishment, then... Give up."
It’s not like Wan Qixi couldn’t imagine the stakes involved. If he investigates further, it might be something that offends someone. No one knows who will be blamed. He knows that he is a junior official, so after weighing it, he wants to stop there. , at this time Fang Jinshi took the initiative to say this, Wan Qixi said: "Young Master Fang wants to give it to Prince Yun to see, then I will send it to you later in the evening."
Fang Jinshi said: "Thank you very much."
He left the Punishment Division and went to discuss with Cai Ang. Cai Ang was still willing to help with such a small matter, so he went back to find the Madam of Huarong Pavilion. The Madam was even more afraid of taking responsibility and offending Fang Jinshi, so she kept agreeing , Fang Jinshi casually gave her a few bucks and bought Zhu Yanyan.
He did not dare to delay at all, for fear that Zhu Yanyan would suffer in the sentencing prison.
Wan Qixi personally accompanied Fang Jinshi to the prison to release Zhu Yanyan. As Wan Qixi said, no one made things difficult for her. She sat in a clean separate cell. Fang Jinshi looked at her from a distance and finally did not have the courage to step forward. He went to talk, looked at her for a while, and then said to Wan Qixi: "Let her out and do as she wishes."
He no longer cared about Zhu Yanyan, but in addition to the coachman, he sent another person to secretly protect and take care of her. When he returned to his home at night, Huang Jinmian said: "You left her at home to recuperate, and you didn't go to see her."
Fang Jinshi asked casually: "How is that Miss Qiao?"
Huang Jinmian said: "What else can she do? She just sits there all day long. She doesn't like to talk."
Fang Jinshi said: "You have such a hot temper. If you talk to her, you will be anxious to death, and she will be choked to death by you."
Huang Jinmian said: "You said she saved you, and you also said she was my relative, so I don't understand etiquette so much?"
Fang Jinshi didn't want to talk to her about Qiao Ling'er anymore, because Zhu Yanyan had already troubled him enough, so he changed the subject and said, "Well, you are very sensible and know the most. Let me ask you something, you should know it. "
Huang Jinmian said: "What?"
Fang Jinshi said: "Have you ever heard of fierce fire oil?"
Huang Jinmian said: "No."
Fang Jinshi said disappointedly: "It turns out you don't know something."
Huang Jinmian said: "Isn't it just oil? You think I really don't know."
Fang Jinshi suddenly heard her say such modern words and was greatly surprised. He walked to Huang Jinmian and said, "How do you know that fierce fire oil is oil? Who told you?"
Huang Jinmian patted several large wooden boxes in the corner of the room on his right and said: "These are the books that the Master gave you. He asked you to read them carefully. After you finish reading, you will know."
Fang Jinshi had a headache after reading so many books. He hugged Huang Jinmian to please her and said, "I will read so many books slowly in the future. You can help me find it first. Which book is it about? I am anxious to know."
Huang Jinmian opened the wooden box, rummaged through it, took out a book, put it in front of him and said, "This is it."
Fang Jinshi looked at it and saw the words "Mengxi Bi Tan" written on the cover of the book. He couldn't help but said with joy: "It turns out it was written by Shen Kuo. I learned it when I was a child."
Huang Jinmian said: "You have learned it and you still don't know?"
Fang Jinshi chuckled and said, "I forgot about it after a long time. Please help me look for it. Where is it written?"
Turning to the middle of the golden cotton, there is indeed such a passage: "There is oil in the territory of Yan and Yan. It was said in the past that 'Gaonu County produces fat water', that's what it means." "Fang Jinshi looked at it and said: "He just said oil, how do you know it is fierce oil?"
Huang Jinmian said: "I just know, it's up to you to believe it or not."
Fang Jinshi recited "oil" twice in the room, and suddenly said with joy on his face: "There is so much oil in the Persian Gulf, and I am still thinking hard about how to get oil from Xixia. I am really stupid."
Huang Jinmian asked strangely: "Why do you want fierce fire oil? Did Prince Yun ask you to buy it for him?"
Fang Jinshi said: "How does Brother Zhao want to get this? It's good to prepare for him in advance. It's better to be prepared."
