Qu Tutong set up a banquet in the mansion and gave a lot of money to the servants, these should have been things that Xia Hongsheng should do, but Xia Hongsheng was not a person in Luoyang City, and he was penniless, so Qu Tutong did it for Xia Hongsheng. The people who saw the banquet were also officials of Luoyang City, and Xia Hongsheng didn't know what his specific level was as a "founding county man, with 300 households in Jingyang Shiyi, from the five grades", anyway, he was in a young grade, so he greeted people when he saw them. From the five grades, it is estimated that it should not be a high status, but in this way, whether it is Qu Tutong or the Luozhou assassin, or other officials, they feel that Xia Hongsheng is humble and polite, and they have a good first impression of Xia Hongsheng. Until the end of the banquet, Xia Hongsheng still had a dreamlike sense of unreality. Later generations often saw how difficult it was to be an official in ancient times, after crossing here, those students who watched the academy spent extra effort in order to have a good future, Bai Jianzhi, Xu Qixian and others were extraordinary, and they still had to do their best, but they were knighted by mistake.

Dream bubble, Xia Hongsheng never thought that he would enter the aristocratic system of the Tang Dynasty so lightly, originally, the method of salt making is really not a very powerful thing in his eyes, not to mention the horseshoe, Xia Hongsheng has seen a lot, and he doesn't feel how precious it is, so he doesn't have much feeling about handing over these two things. It is precisely because of this that when I heard them say rewards, I didn't think about it, I just thought that I could exchange some money for my sister-in-law to open the snack city. So when I heard that I was made a viscount because of these two things, I felt that this title was a little too easy, so it was not real. As everyone knows, in the later generations where Xia Hongsheng was originally located, these things are backward and have been eliminated, and even can only be seen in remote and poor rural areas, so he subjectively thinks that these are not a big deal, but he forgets that this is the Tang Dynasty, which is ancient thousands of years ago, and these local methods that have been backward and eliminated in later generations have been advanced in the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.

Xia Hongsheng didn't fall asleep all night, and he didn't know what changes this sudden title would bring to his future life trajectory, but there was no doubt that the free-spirited Tian Sheweng would not be able to do it.

Xia Hong, who couldn't sleep, got up early in the morning and came to Qu Tutong's backyard, ready to express his gratitude to Qu Tutong. I don't know what to do after receiving the will, thanks to Qu Tutong's single-handed care, this is a kindness, I can't help but thank you. Of course, there is another reason, yesterday, in order to ensure that Qu Tutong would come forward to protect himself, the letter he wrote to him added some material, thinking about it, if he didn't come to Qu Tutong today, the old general would also go to find him.

didn't wait long, Qu Tutong got up, and when he came out of the yard after washing, he saw Xia Hongsheng coming.

"The kid doesn't understand anything, if it weren't for Jiang Guogong to take care of him, the kid wouldn't know what to do, thank you Jiang Guogong!" Xia Hongsheng bowed solemnly to Qu Tutong and thanked him respectfully.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. The old man has been in the army all his life, and he has a great affection for the army, and you have made such a contribution to the army, the old man is very grateful! Don't see the outside, didn't you say it, just call me uncle! Qu Tutong smiled and waved his hand, and said to Xia Hongsheng: "I just have something to say to you, go, talk while eating." ”

Breakfast is very simple, a bowl of sesame porridge, a few cakes, some side dishes, the most common morning set in Tang Xungui's house, but it is more exquisite and delicious than the outside, as for the civilian home, breakfast is mostly glutinous, that is, noodle soup.

"Does the virtuous nephew know about his reward?" Qu Tutong couldn't gnaw the cake anymore, so he could only tear the cake and soak it in the porridge to soak it until it was soft and eat it.

"I was about to ask Uncle for advice!" Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "The little nephew doesn't know anything about this. ”

"I am the ninth rank of the Emperor: one is the king, and the other is the first product; The second is called the heir king, the county king, from the first product; The third is said to be the prince of the country, from a product; Fourth, it is said that the founding county is the second product; Five said the founding of the county, from the second grade; Sixth, it is said that the founding county marquis, from the three products; Seven said the founding county uncle, is on the fourth grade; Eight said to be the founding county, is on the fifth grade; Nine said that the founding county male, from the five grades. The virtuous nephew received this ninth-class founding county man. And because the fief of the virtuous nephew is Jingyang County, the holy decree is a man from Jingyang County. Qu Tutong took a sip of porridge with a smile, explained the level of the title to Xia Hongsheng, and then asked: "Hehe, do you know the intention of Your Majesty's move?" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and replied: "Naturally, I encourage the little nephew, so that the little nephew can continue to work hard for me and His Majesty in the future." ”

Qu Tutong nodded and said, "It's natural, but ah...... Hehe, virtuous nephew, do you know where this Jingyang is? ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The farthest place the kid has ever been to is this Luoyang City." ”

"Jingyang is under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, Guannei Province, located in the north of the capital Chang'an, less than 200 miles away from Chang'an, and the fast horse can reach Chang'an in only a few hours. Moreover, since His Majesty ascended the throne, the reward for the title has been too strict, and it is very rare to be knighted again, and it is so close to Chang'an. If the old man didn't guess wrong, His Majesty knighted you, and placed your fief so close to Chang'an, because he deliberately tested you and wanted to see how far you could grow. After all, I have never been knighted at the age of thirteen, and I only have a virtuous nephew. Come to think of it, His Majesty has the mind of Aicai, and he wants to see with his own eyes what kind of field you can go. Qu Tutong explained to Xia Hongsheng. Xia Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, but saw Qu Tutong looking at him and smiled, and said: "The old man's words stop here, and he can't say anything more, so the virtuous nephew should understand it." ”

What else do you need to comprehend! It's all said that this is the point, Li Lao Er has the same plan as Yan Shigu, and he is planning to stare at himself and look at himself! If you show it well, honestly and dutifully contribute to the Tang Dynasty, then forget it, if you dare to show any moths, then you will definitely have to crush it with one hand and die without a place to bury!

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly stood up, took a step back and bowed to Qu Tutong: "Little nephew, thank you Uncle for reminding me, you must keep it in mind!" ”

Qu Tutong nodded with a smile, knowing that Xia Hongsheng had already figured it out, so he didn't say more.

"Uncle Qu Tu, the little nephew said in the letter yesterday that the horse's shoe is ready, and the speed and impact speed of the war horse will be much higher, so a new type of knife will be offered for the cavalry. The little nephew will go and draw the pattern, ask the blacksmith to make it, and present it to the uncle! Xia Hongsheng said to Qu Tutong.

"That's good." Qu Tutong nodded, didn't say anything more, and lowered his head to finish breakfast.

Xia Hongsheng was drinking porridge next to him, while carefully recalling the things he was going to make in his mind.

Yesterday, in order to ensure that Qu Tutong would come forward to help him, after all, he and Qu Tutong were not very familiar, but as the prince could see Qu Tutong, he handed over the horse's palm method to Qu Tutong, so Xia Hongsheng was not sure if Qu Tutong would help him after he got the horse's palm method, after all, he was a national prince and had a high status. So in order to ensure that he could come forward, Xia Hongsheng wrote something in the letter that he was going to hand over the things that he had with the horseshoe to Qu Tutong, but because he rescued the son of Changshi and wanted to flirt with the three women who wanted to flirt, the son of Changshi was arrested. In this way, thinking about it, Qu Tutong will definitely come forward to fish himself out of Changshi's hands for the sake of the things that match the horseshoe.

What Xia Hongsheng remembered was actually the Mongolian saber, after nailing the iron palm on the horse's hooves, the horse's hooves were protected, and the speed of the war horse could be brought into play, and in addition, the horse's hooves were more firmly grasped on the ground, which greatly improved the impact of the war horse. The speed of the war horse is faster, the impact is greater, in this case, the heavy saber is no longer suitable for the cavalry to be flexibly controlled on the war horse, the saber belongs to the wide back thin blade, the blade is relatively heavy, which is conducive to increasing the strength of the chop. But now the impact of the war horse can already drive the strength of the chopping, if the saber is too heavy, and the speed and impact of the war horse have increased, then the cavalry has not had time to change the saber style, the war horse has already rushed to the enemy, which is very disadvantageous. The Mongolian saber was created to adapt to the huge impact brought by this extremely fast speed.

Mongolian saber lines are smooth, the handle is generally slightly bent in the direction of the blade, so that the handle with arc is more conducive to the rider's control, and at the same time with a gauntlet, it is not easy to get rid of the hand, and the blade is thinner than the general saber, and the weight is also light, which is very suitable for controlling the reins of the horse with one hand, and grasping it with one hand and changing the knife style. Due to the problem of insufficient slashing strength after thinning and lightening, it can be compensated for by using the strong impact force formed by the horse's speed, driving the saber to complete tactical actions such as chopping, and using the impact force of the war horse to drive the slashing strength of the saber. The swords worn by the cavalry that appeared in the anti-Japanese war films in later generations were improved from the Mongolian swords.

The handguard on the side of the handle can protect the hand of the knife from being damaged by the enemy's sword, and the blade with some arcs also has the advantage of fighting immediately compared to **, when the cavalry impacts, the scimitar is flattened, the blade is forward, and the speed of the horse is pushed and split to the enemy's body, because the scimitar has a good curvature, and the contact with the enemy's body slides along the curved surface of the blade instantly, so it can continuously contact the enemy's body, and the cutting force will increase accordingly, resulting in a longer wound and a larger wound area. And when it splits hard armor, it is not easy to be shocked and fly away. Relatively speaking, the ** used in the military array before the Song Dynasty did not have such a good effect, to achieve the effect of the scimitar, ** to use greater strength, but the length of the same weight ** is longer than the scimitar, so the distance is farther, which is not conducive to controlling zhì and changing the knife style. The advantage of the scimitar is speed, and the cavalry cannot afford to lose, and it is also the speed that the most dependent. The cavalry passed back and forth from the enemy line like an arrow, and the place it passed was like a sickle cutting straw, taking away a piece of the enemy's life, without staying too much in the military formation, so the speed for the cavalry was a qiē.

The Mongolian saber is exactly the most needed war weapon for the Tang Dynasty army after it is fully equipped with a horseshoe!

Of course, it will have a new name, for example, Datang New Sabre.