Old Xiucai was silent.
He looked at Zhang Feng for a long time before he said, "But there's no need to make these things, is there?"
Zhang Feng shook his head.
"Old Xiucai, it's easy to understand. Since the Han Dynasty, we've been at war with foreign countries. So, they know us very well, and we know them very well. Not to mention other places, just in Chang 'an City, there are countless spies reporting to the Tujue from time to time."
"So, if he dares to attack Qiuci at this time, it means that he knows everything about the Tang Dynasty like the back of his hand. Tell me, do you think three hundred thousand people, or even more, can win against a small army of a hundred thousand in Qiuci?"
"Once Qiuci City falls, Longyou Road behind him will be a flat land. Then, the people in Tubo who are in internal strife will seize the opportunity to counterattack. At that time, I, Longyou, will have no chance to defend. At that time, it won't be the Wei River Alliance, but directly … "
"So, if we don't have anything unexpected, how can we defend this city?"
"So, Old Xiucai, it's really not my idea. And the current situation is like this. If there's no innovation, I'm not exaggerating, but there's really no chance of winning this battle. Even if there are ballistae and other things now, I have no chance of winning. That's why I made this cannon. I didn't want to make it before. "
"But I also made this thing after hesitating for a long time. I know better than anyone how dangerous this thing is. That's why I hesitated for a long time before giving it to Old Yu."
Old Xiucai sighed and said, "No! You're wrong! "
"Even so, have you thought about what it means if you really give it to them? It means that you're pushing them to the edge of a mountain of swords! "
Old Xiucai naturally knew what Yuchi Gong was trying to do.
He wanted to help Zhang Feng take the blame for this!
The most important thing was to get this thing out as soon as possible. Everything had its pros and cons. The pros were that it could prevent the Tang Dynasty's soldiers from suffering too many casualties. The cons were …
If there was even the slightest problem with this thing, then everything today would be for naught.
Almost everyone involved in this matter was going to lose their heads.
At first, the old scholar didn't understand why Yuchi Gong took the initiative to take the blame. However, he suddenly understood after chatting with Zhang Feng and when he was in the forging workshop just now.
He finally understood why they had taken the initiative to shoulder these things so many times before.
From Li Yuan taking the initiative to step down from his duties as the honorary vice president of White Deer College, to Li Chengqian telling the public that he was the one who did it, and so on.
At this moment, they all understood.
They were all protecting Zhang Feng and wouldn't be discovered so early by the people outside.
As a result, the tree stood out from the forest.
However, this was all in other aspects.
Everything changed when it came to military matters.
Previously, the civil and military officials of the court had been able to share the benefits equally. Regardless of whether it was the white paper, the braised meat, or the fine salt, they were all the same.
However, this arms business was related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty.
Even if the emperor was willing, the hundreds of officials in the court wouldn't allow these things to fall into the hands of a great general!
Thinking of this, the old scholar couldn't help but sigh and say, "Fengzi, do you understand this matter?"
How could Zhang Feng not understand?
In fact, he had thought about these things a long time ago.
In fact, he had thought even further.
If these things didn't have the emperor's permission, not to mention Lao Li, anyone who came to ask about it would die.
Not to mention being able to supervise the production of weapons on this deserted mountain.
Their heads would be chopped off at any minute.
Zhang Feng also wanted to see what Li Shimin's intentions were.
He had done so many things, such a big thing. According to history, if Li Shimin was thirsty for talent, he should have invited him to the palace long ago.
But now?
He didn't even appear.
He even sent a message saying that it was to protect him.
Zhang Feng knew that at this time, he didn't dare to show his face. However, people were curious. Once it rose, it couldn't be extinguished.
At this time, Zhang Feng happened to be like this. Once the desire rose in his heart, it couldn't be extinguished.
Especially this kind of thing. If there was even the slightest mistake, Zhang Feng would definitely turn around and run away. The most important thing was that without the dynasty's arms business, without the emperor's approval, who would dare to do it?
At this time, the old man hurriedly asked for the spear and sent it down the mountain. What did he mean by this?
He must have sent it to the palace.
He sent it to the emperor.
Then, Old Yu came.
This had already proved everything.
Ever since the emperor learned that Lao Li and the others went up the mountain and saw the longbow and crossbow with their own eyes, he couldn't forget about this invincible spear.
So today, he did this to him.
Zhang Feng couldn't help but criticize him in his mind.
Chang 'an City wasn't far from Xiao Mountain.
If it really didn't work, you could have come here!
Lao Tzu had been in the Tang Dynasty for almost a year, but he hadn't even seen the emperor's face …
If it still didn't work, you could have just issued a secret edict and directly asked me to go to the palace to meet the emperor. Did you have to let Lao Li and the others go back and forth like this?
Did you have to?
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