After receiving Fu Xuan's words, Ma Jun was overjoyed and stood up to thank him: "Thank you, Doctor Fu."

Fu Xuan helped him up and sighed:

"The country is in crisis and the thieves are powerful. As long as it can save the crisis, whether it is people or equipment, we can give it a try."

"Deng Yang and his ilk are short-sighted and biased. They are really the swine of the country!"

With Fu Xuan's status, he was naturally not qualified to see the general directly.

Besides, even if he was qualified, with the temperament of the Three Dogs in Taichung, if he knew that he had bypassed them and met the general directly, he would probably be blocked.

So he went to save the country and visited the Anxiang Hou Mansion.

Anxiang Marquis Cao Xi, also named Shuzhao, was the younger brother of Cao Shuang.

After Cao Shuang came to power, Cao Xi was granted the title of leader of the army and in charge of the imperial army.

Unlike Cao Shuang, who is easily addicted, Cao Xi is knowledgeable and understands the law.

Even though he is in a high position, he is not lost in power like Cao Shuang.

Cao Xi was deeply worried about his brother's behavior.

Upon hearing that the famous scholar Fu Xuan was visiting, Cao Xi hurriedly left the mansion in person and welcomed him into the mansion.

"Fu Jun stooped down to visit, which really surprised Xi."

Although Fu Xuan is only a doctor, his reputation is not small. I heard that he is currently writing "Fu Zi" and other books.

It is conceivable that if the book is written, its reputation will rise to a higher level. Such people can only be treated politely, but not offended.

What's more, now that his clan seems to be at its peak, how could Cao Xi not see the hidden worries in this?

Therefore, if we can win over famous people like Fu Xuan, it will definitely be beneficial.

Fu Xuan came to visit Cao Xi because he knew that among Cao Shuang's brothers, he was the only one with a good reputation.

Unexpectedly, when we met in person at this time, Cao Xi would be such a courteous and virtuous corporal.

Now my impression of the Cao family has changed a bit.

"The general in charge of the Central Army has made serious remarks. Xuan has come here presumptuously. It is better to ask the general not to think Xuan is abrupt."

"No, no, no, Mr. Fu, please sit down."

Cao Xi asked Fu Xuan to sit down and poured him a cup of tea himself.

"Xi has heard of Mr. Fu a long time ago and has always wanted to get to know Mr. Fu. Now that he has got his wish, he is very happy. Why do he say such rude words?"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Fu Xuan explained his purpose to Cao Xi.

Finally concluded:

"This kind of thing is beyond Xuan's ability to comment on, but now the general has been deceived by the villain, and if he doesn't notice it for a while, he is afraid that it will delay the important matter."

Cao Xi originally thought that Fu Xuan came to visit because he had something important to do, but when he heard that he actually called this matter a big deal, he couldn't help but be a little surprised:

"Does Mr. Fu also care about these craftsmen's affairs?"

Hearing that even Cao Xi, who had always had a good reputation, treated this matter in this way, Fu Xuan could imagine the attitude of the general's palace towards this matter.

So he said solemnly:

"What is made in the horse business is a fine weapon for the country and is used by the army. It can be made by spending a little wood and recruiting a dozen craftsmen."

"If it is really useful, if you use it, you can increase the number of weapons in the army. If it is useless, it won't cost much food, so why not give it a try?"

"Nowadays, there are thieves outside and powerful ministers inside, but if you can stabilize the country, who cares whether you are a craftsman or a craftsman?"

After hearing what Fu Xuan said, Cao Xi realized that it was because he was worried about his country that he came to visit him.

Regardless of whether the equipment the other party mentioned is useful or not, but based on this kind of intention alone, he should not chill the hearts of patriots.

He quickly stood up and apologized:

"What you taught me, sir, is that you are narrow-minded."

It's just that Cao Xi once tried to dissuade his brother's increasingly indulgent behavior, but Cao Shuang never listened.

If he tried to persuade Cao Shuang over such a trivial matter, he would probably be ignored by Cao Shuang.

Fortunately, he still has another identity, that is, he is the central leader in charge of the Forbidden Army.

"Well, please, Mr. Fu, please go back and tell Ma Zhong that I will inspect the equipment at the Imperial Military Academy on a selected day."

"If the utensils made in Ma Shi are really useful, I will recommend them to the general. How about it?"

Fu Xuan stood up with a happy face: "Good! The general is as open-minded as a grain of salt. If there were more important ministers like generals in the court, why would the Wei Dynasty be unhappy?"

Cao Xi called Fu Xuan sir, not an official title, because he valued Fu Xuan's reputation.

Now that he received such a compliment from Fu Xuan, no matter how rational he was, he couldn't help but almost laughed out loud:

"Don't dare, sir, you're being serious!"

Fu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when he achieved his goal:

This time I finally lived up to Ma Deheng's trust. If not, I will never see him again.

A few days later, Cao Xi did indeed keep his promise and went to the Imperial Military Academy in person to inspect various equipment.

Under his instruction, Ma Jun's stone cannon was launched.

However, he heard a huge thunder suddenly falling on the school grounds, making a rumbling sound, which shocked Cao Xi, who was not prepared at all.

Looking at the hole made by the big stone, Cao Xi said to his left and right:

"In the past, Emperor Wu defeated Yuan Shao with a stone chariot. The sound was like a thunderbolt. It was called a thunderbolt chariot by the Shao people. It turned out that it was not an exaggeration!"

In fact, he has never led an army into battle.

Therefore, we still don’t know what the real difference is between stone cannons and thunderbolt chariots, so we still call stone cannons thunderbolt chariots.

However, after seeing the true power of the stone cannon, Cao Xi couldn't help but praise Ma Jun greatly.

After returning, Cao Xi hurriedly went to see Cao Shuang and told him everything about the Pili Chariot.

At this time, Cao Shuang heard Cao Xi's words, and then he remembered that the fleeing Shu captives had presented the drawings.

Cao Shuang must have great trust in his brother, otherwise he would not have let him take charge of the Imperial Army.

The only bad thing is that Shu Zhao (i.e. Cao Xi) is too pedantic.

He always likes to advise himself by saying that national affairs are the most important thing.

At this time, when I heard Cao Xi mentioning this matter and repeatedly emphasizing that this thing would be of great use to the country, I just thought that he was trying to persuade him in a roundabout way, so I felt a little resistant in my heart.

Besides, the thunderbolt car mentioned by Shu Zhao is not a new thing. Shu Zhao has no experience in leading an army, so he doesn't know about it.

Just said:

"Don't worry, I have left this matter to Deng Xuanmao, and I will take care of it when the time comes."

After Cao Xi left, Cao Shuang summoned Deng Yang and asked about making the utensils according to the drawings.
Chapter completed!