After seeing these armor and weapons, Zhao An and the others launched into a heated discussion.
Should they take the armor and weapons?
But at the time, the vast majority of people were against taking them.
Because these armor and weapons, at a glance, were not something this group of bandits could have owned.
Taking them would likely bring disaster to the Zhao family.
Moreover, the quantity was enormous.
If they were discovered by the court during transportation, it would be a capital offense.
But if they didn't take them,
Everyone was incredibly heartbroken.
So many suits of armor and weapons.
Among them was the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear forged from extraterrestrial meteorite iron.
To say it was worth a king's ransom would be an understatement.
As long as they held it, it would be a guarantee of a return to power in the future.
Even if they didn't use it themselves, gifting it to a powerful family would earn them protection.
In the end, it was Zhao An who stepped forward to make the decision.
Take them!
No matter if it was armor or weapons, everything would be loaded up and brought back.
Moreover, they would quietly bring them back under the cover of night.
However, to prevent retaliation from the forces who had lost these items,
Everyone must maintain strict secrecy.
And after these armor and weapons were brought back, they would be sealed away immediately.
Unless the world fell into chaos or the Zhao family faced life or death, they were absolutely forbidden to be taken out.
Then... these armor and weapons were hidden away for seven years.
If it weren't for Yun Yi's arrival from another world.
They would likely only see the light of day when the Yellow Turbans Rebellion broke out in full force, and the Han central government's control over the provinces became unsustainable.
During this period, to prevent the armor and weapons from being damaged,
Zhao An would periodically bring people to maintain and care for the armor and weapons.
This is why even after being hidden for seven years, the armor and weapons were still as bright and clean as new.
After the story was finished,
Yun Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath of cold air.
Goodness gracious.
He really hadn't realized that this group of honest, hard-working farmers from Zhao Manor had such a strong martial spirit.
They not only repelled the bandit raid.
But they also dared to attack the bandits' lair.
Although it was done through trickery using poison.
Their courage was truly remarkable.
If they had been discovered, there would be no place for them to run.
Truly... incredible!
These weren't just tough guys, they were ruthless.
Two steps above a tough guy.
But actually, upon careful reflection, it's understandable.
This is the Han dynasty.
All nations fall through weakness, only the Han falls through strength.
Gongsun Zan, who was soundly defeated by Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period,
Turns around and can still beat the Xianbei into submission.
Moreover, the prevailing school of thought in society at this time was still the Confucian Gongyang school, which called out "Even a nine-generation grudge can be avenged" and "Those who offend our mighty Han, even if they are far away, will be punished."
It wasn't the Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty onward, which preached "To preserve natural principles and extinguish selfish desires."
The Confucian scholars of this era weren't weak and powerless pedants.
They all mastered the Six Arts of the Gentleman.
Ceremony, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.
They might not be able to beat a warrior in single combat, but they were definitely stronger than ordinary people.
Of course, what surprised Yun Yi the most was Zhao An.
When he first met Zhao An, he felt that he was refined and gentle.
The type who liked to win people over with his virtue.
But now it seems,
He did win people over with virtue, but it was martial virtue.
He even suspected
That under Zhao An's wide robe, he had muscles comparable to Schwarzenegger's.
Of course, that was a bit of an exaggeration.
But after recalling some details,
He realized that Zhao An's martial prowess was probably not low.
For example, the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear, which he had thought was so heavy.
Zhao An had lifted it with one hand.
He's a real sly dog.
If he hadn't become Steve with MC rules to cross over, Yun Yi estimates that he wouldn't have even made it past two chapters.
Chapter one, crossing the primeval forest.
Chapter two, encountering a pack of wolves, death.
Good thing he had a cheat code.
Yun Yi let out a long sigh of relief and casually asked:
"So, in the end, you didn't find out the source of these armor and weapons?"
Zhao An shook his head and recalled,
"Well, not really. I found out the source of these armor and weapons two months later."
"At the time, it was still a big scandal."
"These armor and weapons all belonged to Zhang Yi, the Inspector of Bingzhou. The Dragon Gallant Silver Spear was also forged from extraterrestrial meteorite iron that he had obtained accidentally."
"In those days, Yi Province was in turmoil, with bandits rising up everywhere."
"Zhang Yi was worried about the safety of his family's children and specially sent people to transport a batch of armor and weapons back home."
"However, because the origin of these armor and weapons was not legitimate, "
"So Zhang Yi didn't dare to transport them openly. He could only pretend to be a traveling merchant and secretly transport them."
"Everything was arranged along the way."
"But no one expected that they would encounter a group of vicious bandits as they passed through the Taihang Mountains."
"They killed and robbed without a word, taking all the goods back to their lair."
Zhao An paused for a moment, scratched his head, and continued,
"Then, that night, when these bandits returned to their mountain lair to celebrate, we poisoned them all."
"The armor and weapons ended up in our hands."
"But a little over a month after we had our revenge, Zhang Yi, the Inspector of Bingzhou, learned about the theft of the armor and weapons and was furious."
"He quickly assembled over 10,000 troops under the pretense of suppressing bandits and wiped out all the bandits in the Taihang Mountains."
"He didn't even spare any bandit groups of less than ten men."
"But thanks to that sweep, the area around the Taihang Mountains remained stable for several years."
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