While Emperor Yongning was thinking, Zhang Yansu, the imperial censor, asked for an audience outside Zichen Hall.
It turned out that Qi Wenyan was already awake.
As soon as he woke up, he told Zhang Yansu, and after some difficult investigation, he concluded that the two chief officials of Weiwei Temple had hidden the crossbow arrows and blueprints in the Wuge vault.
According to Qi Wenyan, the weapons newly developed by Weiwei Temple are too important for them to dare to blatantly smuggle them out of Jingzhao, so they will definitely find a safe place to hide them.
Once the incident occurs, you can avoid the search by the court.
Qi Wenyan even pointed out that Mr. Du Duan of Wuge had secretly contacted Weiwei Temple in private, and suspected that Mr. Du Duan was related to the theft of weapons.
As soon as Qi Wenyan woke up, he struggled to say these confessions intermittently in a hoarse voice, and now he fell into coma again.
Zhang Yansu also mentioned that Dao Qi Wenyan, as the chief of the arsenal, failed to supervise the affairs well. He knew that he had committed a serious crime and was willing to obey any punishment imposed by the emperor.
However, he always believed that the officials of Weiwei Temple were colluding and that they were protecting each other, which was a coward in the country. If these people were not punished, he would die in peace.
From Zhang Yansu's description, the image of an official who is not afraid of power and works hard to expose the ugliness emerges.
However, Wu Yong and Lu Guiyin felt very solemn.
Obviously, Qi Wenyan was fully prepared and didn't care about any consequences at all.
A court official and an official from the Weiwei Temple even risked their lives in order to drag them down.
This really made them shudder.
If Princess Changding and Mr. Du Duan hadn't secretly helped them analyze the whole thing, they would still be looking around for the crossbow arrows and blueprints.
This situation may have been planned when the Liannu Arrow was just developed. They were just cheering for the new weapon, but they didn't know that they were being introduced into this dangerous situation step by step.
If they hadn't known in advance that there was a conspiracy, and if they didn't have the confidence of Bed Crossbow, they would have been unable to defend themselves in the face of Qi Wenyan's testimony!
Now that they know Qi Wenyan's plan, this game can be broken with one poke.
They were all officials in the court, and they all held their own opinions. It was impossible for the emperor to believe Qi Wenyan's words and ignore their arguments.
But, Qi Wenyan, why would he do this?
However, now is not the time to dwell on these things, there are more important things at the moment.
Therefore, Lu Guiyin continued Zhang Yansu's words and said: "Master Zhang, Master Wu has just made a report in front of the emperor. @·The first mistake is correct~~ The theft of the crossbow arrows was a careful arrangement between me and Master Wu. In fact, , among the newly developed weapons by Weiwei Temple, the most important one is not the repeating crossbow arrows, but the bed crossbow!"
Speaking of this, he smiled with a hint of coldness in his tone: "Qi Wenyan is an official of Weiwei Temple and guards the Arsenal Department, but his official position is too low and he cannot reach the core of Weiwei Temple. He thought that the continuous crossbow arrow was a new weapon developed by Weiwei Temple, but he didn't know that it was a bait! Master Zhang, look, isn't he being fooled again? How can Ren, who is guarding and stealing, have the qualifications to go to Yushitai to sue? "
Zhang Yansu had not heard Wu Yong's previous statement, and now he was completely confused when he heard what Lu Guiyin said.
What are they talking about? Is the repeating crossbow arrow just a decoy?
But isn't the Liannu Arrow a new weapon developed by Weiwei Temple?
This is an important weapon of the country, so both the emperor and the Yushitai attach great importance to it.
If it is just a bait and is not important, then the nature of the matter has completely changed!
Not to mention him, even Emperor Yongning who heard it from beginning to end found it very strange.
He remembered very clearly that Wu Yong had previously reported that the continuous crossbow arrows had been successfully developed, which was good news to inspire the army. Why did the story change now?
And the bed crossbow...
What on earth is this? I have never heard of it before!
Forgive me that Wu Yong does not dare to deceive you!
So, what's going on?
"I reported to the emperor that after the continuous crossbow arrow was successfully developed, I couldn't hide my excitement and couldn't help but report it to the emperor. Later, the officials and craftsmen of Weiwei Temple were inspired by the continuous crossbow arrow and began to develop the bed crossbow. However,.
The technical difficulty of this bed crossbow is much greater than that of the repeating crossbow. The most important key link has never been overcome, so I dare not report it to the emperor. "..
"It wasn't until the past two days that we solved the most critical problem, and the finished product is currently being produced. Unexpectedly, Qi Wenyan jumped out."
As Wu Yong spoke, he took out a stack of blueprints from his sleeves and presented them respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the blueprint of the Chang Bed Crossbow. The Bed Crossbow can fire multiple bows, up to 1,000 steps, with a range of up to a thousand steps. , is a weapon to protect the country!"
Wu Yong has been in Weiwei Temple for many years and has seen countless weapons. This bed crossbow still made his eyes shine.
The most important thing about this bed crossbow is not only that it can fire multiple bows in succession, but more importantly, its incomparable power.
It is conceivable that if the bed crossbow is placed on the city wall, its speed, range and power will definitely make the enemy timid.
The biggest feature of the so-called multi-bow firing of repeating crossbow arrows is that once the ten shots are used up, there will be a long pause in the middle.
From this point of view, compared to the bed crossbow, the repeating crossbow arrows are the light of fireflies and the brightness of the bright moon.
He believed that anyone who was interested in his country would be excited when he saw these drawings of bed crossbows.
Sure enough, after Emperor Yongning saw these drawings, he couldn't help but feel a hint of joy in his eyes.
"Can this bed crossbow really be developed?"
"Go back to the Emperor, it is indeed possible! We have already finished the product and have tested it once. We only need to polish it a little before we can submit it to the Emperor."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Emperor Yongning said three good words in a row, which showed the excitement in his heart.
He was already very happy when he saw the crossbow arrows before, and now he was even more excited when he saw the bed crossbow.
The bed crossbow is truly the most important weapon of the country!
No monarch can resist the attraction brought by these heavy weapons, and the same is true for Emperor Yongning.
His expression obviously relaxed, and he continued to ask about the power of the bed crossbow and other matters. He didn't stop until Wu Yong said he had nothing to say.
The emperor's reaction made Wu Yong and Lu Guiyin breathe a sigh of relief.
His Highness Chang Ding is right. With a bed crossbow, you will definitely not be guilty of deceiving the emperor.
They were able to deal with this hurdle for the time being.
In front of this bed crossbow, all the dirty tricks are nothing.
At this time, Emperor Yongning's face darkened and asked: "What is going on with this Qi Wenyan?"
Crossbows and repeating crossbow arrows, these new weapons are related to the long-term peace and stability of the country. There are silverfish in Weiwei Temple, and he must check it out!
This matter also involves Wuge, he wants to see what is going on! . @*~~
