"But the Northern Qi Dynasty has always kept the method of forging the continuous crossbow secret. The Eastern Qin and Nanyue spent a lot of money to get it, but they couldn't get it. What I didn't expect was that this time the Northern Qi Congress suddenly sent an envoy to Kyoto and offered to transfer the five consecutive crossbows. Selling the weapon blueprints to me, Xichu, is something I never dreamed of doing."
Shen Ning noticed that there was no joy on Mo Chuan's face, but a deep frown, and knew that something must have happened.
"What happened next?" she asked softly.
Mo Chuan said in a deep voice: "I was surprised and happy at the time, and felt that this incident was too unexpected. Our country, Western Chu and Northern Qi, have always been inseparable from each other, and the two countries only have casual acquaintances. Northern Qi suddenly changed such a natural world. With such a big benefit in my hands, I couldn't help but wonder if they had any intentions, so I didn't agree immediately. Seeing my hesitation, the Northern Qi envoy generously took out their crossbow drawings and showed them to me. I looked carefully. I have seen that the blueprint is indeed the forging method of the five-continental crossbow. As long as you follow the blueprint, you will definitely be able to forge a five-continuous crossbow that is as sharp as the Northern Qi Kingdom. "
"So I agreed. The Northern Qi envoy offered a price. It was not an outrageous price, but very reasonable. I was very happy, so I agreed to complete the transaction in three days. I would hand over the money in one hand and the drawings in the other. Who knows? On the night of the third day, something unexpected happened. Someone actually sneaked into the Northern Qi Posthouse and stole the weapon blueprints for making five consecutive crossbows! "
Having said this, Mo Chuan made a fist with his right hand and waved it hard, with a look of hatred in his eyes.
"The weapons blueprints were stolen?" Shen Ning's first reaction was: "Could it be that the Northern Qi envoy was behind the theft?"
Mo Chuan said: "Listen to me, the theft of this blueprint is very bizarre. After I learned the news, the first thing I thought of was exactly the same as you. It must be that the Northern Qi envoy was playing tricks on himself to steal it. He hid the blueprint but took the dirty water. It was poured on Xi Chu's head. But when I learned what happened, I found that it was not what I thought. That night, the Northern Qi envoy and the entire people in the post house were affected by a strange incense. , unconscious, but there was an exception. One of the guards had a stomachache and went to go to the toilet at dawn. He was not intoxicated by the incense. When he came out from the toilet, he found a masked man in black. Sneaking out of the room of the Northern Qi envoy, he immediately rushed forward and knocked the black-clothed masked man unconscious from behind. Then he found that the entire posthouse was unconscious. He was shocked and rushed in. The messenger went to the room to wake up the envoy. After the envoy woke up, he immediately went to check the box where the drawings were stored, and found that everything was intact except for the drawings in the box. "
"So, the thief who stole the blueprints has been caught. Just search the masked man in black and you can get the blueprints?" Shen Ning said.
Mo Chuan shook his head again: "The strange thing is here. Everyone believed that the masked man in black was the thief, and indeed they found the incense from his body, but everyone turned through all his clothes. The envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty tortured the masked man in black, but he kept his mouth shut tightly and did not reveal a single word. In the end, he took poison and committed suicide! "