Qin Xiao said with a smile: "What do you mean by scrap weapons? It's not like all the recycled weapons are transported here, right?"

"No, no." Xu Lang said immediately: "My humble position means that some weapons in the arsenal are not allocated for some time. Over time, they become damp and rusty, and they become useless weapons. There are too many of these weapons accumulated.

They will all be sent to the forge for recasting. Before that, they were stored in the corner of the warehouse."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly and suddenly walked towards the corner of the warehouse.

Xu Lang hurriedly followed, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't. When he reached the corner, Qin Xiao saw hundreds of large boxes piled up here, and asked with a smile: "Are these all used weapons?"

Xu Lang said hurriedly: "Exactly."

"By the way, are the weapons coming out of the forge packed in boxes and shipped directly here?" Qin Xiao asked.

Xu Langdao: "After the forging is completed, the Ministry of Industry will send someone to hand it over to the Ministry of War. Director Han is responsible for the Ministry of War. Sometimes he will send people to the forging workshop to check and then pack the weapons and transport them back. Sometimes the person in charge will bring them in person.

Transport people back."

"So when the boxes are packed from the forge, the Ministry of War will count them on the spot?" Qin Xiao arrived here for the first time and seemed to be very interested in these.

Xu Lang smiled and said: "Someone from the Ministry of War will do the counting. If there is an error, we will transport it back and the number will not match up in the future. That will be our responsibility from the Ministry of War."

"I understand." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "We will pack the boxes after counting them in the forge, and then transport them to the armory. I knocked on these boxes and they all have numbers written on them, so unless someone comes to collect the weapons, they will be packed again.

After counting and checking, these boxes will naturally not be opened normally."

Xu Lang said hurriedly: "Exactly."

"But I see that the nails on these boxes have never been moved, and there are no signs of being re-nailed." Qin Xiao said: "If what I said is right, after the weapon boxes in the corner were transported back from the forge, they were

I haven’t opened it, so I don’t know if what I said is correct?”

Xu Lang stammered: "This... this should be... it should have never been opened."

"But you just said that the weapons piled up here are all used weapons." Qin Xiao sighed: "So I am very surprised, can your eyes see things from a distance? These boxes have not been opened, how do you know what's inside?

Weapons must be rusty and discarded?”

"this......!"

Qin Xiao's face suddenly darkened and he sneered: "Xu Lang, do you think that I am young and have just taken office, so I am deceiving you? What on earth is going on? Are you making fun of me?"

"Bizhi never has the courage." Xu Lang said in fear: "Sir, Bizhi... Bizhi is just a clerk. Shangguan said that these old weapons should be piled in the corner of the warehouse. Bizhi... Bizhi is just a clerk.

Able to obey the superior's orders."

"Shangguan?" Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Who is the Shangguan you are talking about?"

Xu Lang hesitated, Qin Xiao snorted coldly, and said lightly: "You seem to have forgotten that from today on, I am your Shangguan. The Shangguan you mentioned is my predecessor? Or should I say, Chief Han Zhou Han?

"

"Yes...it's Lingli Qiu." Xu Lang didn't dare to hide it: "When Lingli Qiu was in office, he determined that the weapons in these boxes were old and obsolete, so he ordered us to stack them here. If anyone receives the weapons, they will be here."

Weapons must not be given away."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Since they are used weapons, naturally they cannot be allocated. If those soldiers receive used weapons, they will be in big trouble."

"Yes, yes, what you said is absolutely true." Xu Lang said with a smile.

"So our arsenal has always had used weapons piled here?" Qin Xiao reached out and touched the wooden box gently.

Xu Lang said hurriedly: "The rules of previous years are that as soon as the New Year is over, most of the used weapons here will be transported to the forge for re-forging. However, adults also know that something happened to our office this year, so we delayed it. But this

Before the end of the month, these weapons will be transported away. In the future, any used weapons will be piled up here. When the number is large, they will be transported away and recast."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "I understand. So naturally the imperial court also knows that the weapons in the Ministry of War warehouse will be damaged?"

"This is normal loss, and the Ministry of Revenue is speechless," Xu Lang said.

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and said: "Bring me something, I want to see what kind of used weapons are in here." He sighed: "I will be working here from now on, and I must understand the standards of used weapons. If

I don’t understand, if you take out the used weapons in the future, it will cause big trouble.”

"Sir... Sir, do you want to open the box?" Xu Lang was a little surprised and said hurriedly: "Sir, don't worry, I have very clear standards for used weapons. There are used knives in the Jiaku Department. Let's go back to the Jiaku Department.

, I humblely show it to you to look at it carefully."

"Since it's at hand, why bother running back to see it?" Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Come on, open the box."

Xu Lang looked a little flustered, looked around, and finally took two steps forward and whispered: "Sir, if you want to open the box, should you...ask the person in charge first?"

Qin Xiao immediately asked: "You mean, I, the official of Jiaku, am not qualified to open the box?"

"My lord has misunderstood. This is not what a humble position means." Xu Lang said hurriedly: "The master in charge once personally ordered that the used weapons stored here should not be moved, let alone opened."

"Has Chief Han ever given such an order?" Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Xu Lang, according to Tang law, am I qualified to open the box?"

Xu Lang immediately said: "Of course there is. I am just worried that after you open the box, the person in charge will know about it, which will always cause some trouble. As for the superior's instructions, we can just follow the instructions of the subordinates. In fact...

In fact, there is no need to cause trouble."

Qin Xiao didn't waste any time. He took out the fish intestine thorns he carried with him, and with Xu Lang's panic look on his face, he pried open a wooden box.

Opening the lid of the box, there was a layer of hay on top. He peeled off the hay and found long knives stacked in the box. Qin Xiao estimated that there were at least thirty swords in the box. He took one out and there was no trace of rust on the blade.

, holding the handle of the knife, with a stern expression.

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Lang's forehead.

Qin Xiao glanced at him and looked at the sword carefully. This was the Mo Dao. Qin Xiao had naturally seen the Mo Dao before, but this Mo Dao was obviously different from the Mo Dao he knew. Not only was the blade much shorter, but also

The blade is extremely thin, almost like a piece of iron.

He wiped the blade with his sleeve, and there was no trace of rust on the sword.

"Don't you mean that these swords are all rusty and useless?" Qin Xiao frowned and said: "I don't see any rust, how can they be treated as used weapons?"

Xu Lang hurriedly said: "Maybe the former Qiu Lingli made a mistake. My lord, this...!"

Qin Xiao ignored him, handed the Mo Dao to Xu Lang, and said, "Take it!"

Xu Lang didn't know what kind of medicine Qin Xiao bought in the gourd, so he didn't dare to disobey. He took the Mo Dao and Qin Xiao took out another knife from the box. Like the previous knife, the blade was also much shorter than the normal Mo Dao.

, and the blade is very thin.

Qin Xiao knew that Mo Dao's blade was extremely long. Although it was the main sword used against cavalry, its blade was sharp but its back was extremely thick.

Qin Xiaoheng held the knife in his hand and said to Xu Lang: "Come over with the knife and chop it!"

"What?" Xu Lang didn't understand for a moment.

Qin Xiao said: "I asked you to chop me with a knife."

"A humble job... A humble job doesn't dare." Xu Lang said in surprise: "A humble job dares to kill an adult with a knife?"

"If I tell you to chop, you just chop." Qin Xiao wanted to take a step back, stood firm on his legs, held the knife in his hand, stared at Xu Lang and said: "If you don't chop, you are disobeying the order. What is the crime of disobeying the superior's order?

"

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Lang's forehead, and he said with a grimace: "Sir, you... what are you going to do?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Qin Xiao's eyes were like daggers: "If you don't chop me, I will chop you to death right now."

Xu Lang had no choice but to hold the knife in both hands, but did not dare to take action. Qin Xiao sternly said: "Cut it down!"

Xu Lang raised the knife over his head and slashed at Qin Xiao, but he didn't dare to use any force. Before he could chop down, Qin Xiao waved his arm, and the Mo Dao in his hand was already coming towards him. He only heard "Choke"

With a sound, Xu Lang felt his arm go numb, but he still managed to hold the handle of the knife. Then he heard a "dang" sound and was startled for a moment. Then he looked at the knife in his hand, his face suddenly changed, and he saw only the knife in his hand.

With only half of the knife left, the Mo Dao was broken into two pieces, and the other piece flew out and landed not far away.

Qin Xiao put away the knife, looked at the Mo Dao in his hand, sneered, and put the Mo Dao back into the box.

Xu Lang's face was pale and his voice was trembling: "Sir... Sir!"

Qin Xiao didn't say anything, and signaled Xu Lang to put the knife into the box. He went over to pick up the half of the knife on the ground and returned it to the box. Then he closed the lid of the box and said calmly: "We didn't open the box today, nothing."

It didn't happen. If even one word was leaked, I'm afraid neither of us would survive."

Xu Lang nodded hurriedly and whispered: "I will never say a word in my humble position."

"Nail the box back up." Qin Xiao straightened his clothes: "By the way, do you know where my predecessor Qiu Lingli is now?"

Xu Lang said softly: "Qiu Lingli was transferred out of the Ministry of War just a few days ago. I heard that he was sent to Bingzhou. He didn't meet everyone before he left."

"He has left Kyoto?"

"Yes, I took my family and left many days ago." Xu Lang said softly: "Many officials from the Ministry of War were sent out this time. It was relatively good to be sent to Bingzhou, but many people were sent to remote places.

Already."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Lingli Qiu was not transferred to a remote place, naturally it is because he has a good relationship with Chief Han?"

Xu Lang hesitated for a moment and then said: "Qiu Lingli does have a good relationship with Director Han. If Qiu Lingli was not related to Fang Shilang, Director Han could still keep him."

"Servant Fang?"

"On the eighth day of March, the right minister of our Ministry of War, together with Fan...Fan Wenzheng, were taken to the execution ground and lost their heads." Xu Lang whispered: "Qiu Lingli is a relative of the minister Fang, so he can save his life.

That’s pretty good.”

"Our Chief Han is from Dou... Dou Butang?" Qin Xiao asked.

Xu Lang nodded and said: "Chief Han was promoted by Dou Butang, so when there was a big turmoil in the Ministry of War, only Dou Butang was there to protect Chief Han. Chief Qiu has always been admired by Chief Han, and the four commanders of the Treasury Department

Among the officials, the person in charge was most appreciated by Qiu Lingli, so he handed the Jia Zi library to Qiu Lingli. This time Qiu Lingli was in trouble, Chief Han also helped him. Without Mr. Han, Qiu Lingli

Even if I save my head, I'm afraid I'll have to go to prison and spend a few years in jail."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, thoughtfully, pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "You should re-nail the box first. It's good for you and me to know what happened just now. If one more person knows, it will not be good for either of us.
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