Hello Chang’an

 “Being poisoned by others…”

After repeating these four words, Mrs. Chu said slowly: "She has never mentioned such a thing even half a word."

The old man's chest seemed to contain a very long sigh, but he never let it out. He only murmured: "You are really a good student of me."

Don't say that she doesn't know, he is not such a stupid student...he is not even aware of this!

No wonder she had never considered being associated with Uncle Wang, who was very close to her in the past, after she became Chang Sui Ning... The truth must have been found out long ago! But not a word was mentioned!

The Taifu's hand that was placed on the coffee table slowly clenched, and his tone became more serious: "Those who kill, those who are killed... are all 'very good'."

Wei Shuyi lowered his eyes quietly and put the note away slowly. Then he spoke: "Your Highness probably doesn't want Taifu to be angry and sad about this... Please don't blame her for hiding it."

"It's her fault..." Taifu's voice dropped again: "I'm just talking about what she's doing at the moment. How can I blame her?"

There seems to be a usual cynicism in these words, but what is hidden underneath is nothing more than an old man's heartache and "anger that he will not fight", but these emotions are no match for the growing fire in the old man's chest. Increasing anger.

This anger has never surfaced. The Taifu even looks a hundred times calmer than usual, and the subtle mood fluctuations are just like the gentle ripples of still water:

"She takes the overall situation into consideration and looks down on this mere personal vendetta, but as a teacher, I have always been petty-"

The old man looked out the window at the green banana trees, with only calmness in his old eyes: "Since she can't spare any time to settle this matter, I will settle the debt on her behalf."

Wei Shuyi lowered his eyes and saluted: "But it depends on the master's command."

At this moment, she was sacrificing her life to guard the gate. Anyone standing behind her would be grateful for her kindness, and he was no exception.

She held up the sky for the people of the world, and the people of the world should seek justice for her.

At this moment, he, Wei Shuyi, is also a member of the world - not her minister, not out of admiration, even if he is just a member of the world, he should never look back.

"In this case, Prime Minister Wei will go to Luoyang." Taifu Chu's eyes were as deep as the deep, and his words were as decisive as his words: "Those who set up the game should also enter the game. Prime Minister Wei and I will wait quietly in the game together."

On that day, Grand Tutor Chu wrote two letters in his own hand. One was secretly sent to Sun, the Taoist Priest of Central Guizhou, and the other was sent to Jiangdu and Zhongyong Hou Changkuo.

The latter letter was not delivered by Xin Bing, but was carried away by Princess Xuan'an.

Li Rong left Taiyuan and took half a month to reach Jiangdu.

This time, Li Rong did not cover his face with a power fence, nor did he use the alias of "Mrs. Rong". He got off the carriage in a dignified manner outside the Jiangdu Governor's Mansion. The maid held the eldest princess's jade order in front of him and stepped straight into the Governor's Mansion.

The official who was delivering the message was walking quickly in front. Li Rong and others followed behind and strode away from the courtyard as usual.

The official was sweating, but he didn't dare to look behind him. He always felt that the eldest princess was coming with bad intentions.

Li Rong almost broke into Chang Kuo's yard. Chang Kuo had just finished his breakfast when he saw the visitor unexpectedly. Before he could react, the people in the room were kicked out by Li Rong, and then they started to slap him. It was just a scolding and questioning.

"... No matter how you calculate it, she is my biological niece. But over the years, you have not dared to breathe even a word, and you have kept it secret from me!"

When Chang Kuo heard this, he knew that she knew everything, but he didn't feel guilty at all: "How much do you think I know before you do! Besides, that's Your Highness, Your Highness! - Your Highness didn't say anything, I know more What kind of person am I? I dare to make decisions for His Highness!"

"Then in your eyes, I am nothing!" The eldest princess suddenly raised her voice, as if she was stabbed in a sore spot: "My biological niece, I don't know each other! My biological son, we know each other but there is nothing we can do about it. Meet me! At this time, these two children are guarding the gate of **** in the north... Before this, I didn't even have a chance to talk to them, and I heard them call out "aunt" and "ah" in a serious manner. mother!"

Chang Kuo, who frowned tightly, was stunned when he heard this. Wait... what does "calling aunt or mother twice more" mean? -"Again"? !

Chang Kuo reacted suddenly: "Li Rong, you told Sui'an!"

He said that this woman was crazy for some reason, so she was waiting here together! She broke the agreement herself, but she came to bite him first! —This is just a confusing trick used by this woman!

"I'll tell you what I said!" The eldest princess said, "The child guessed it on his own!"

"..." Chang Kuo saw through it at a glance: "Don't I know about my son? If you don't explain it completely, he won't be able to guess what's going on, even if he is tired to death!"

"...What are you yelling about! So what if it was me who said it!" Li Rong suddenly turned red and felt a little aggrieved: "The son I worked so hard to give birth to was not allowed to hear him call me "Aniang" before I sent him off to fight. "

"I am such a good child. I have only chased after you and called you daddy all these years. I am afraid you are tired of calling me daddy! But what about me? I want to hear him call me mommy even in my dreams!"

Li Rong choked up more and more as he spoke, and turned away from Chang Kuo: "If I hadn't been forced by the situation, how could I have handed him over to a heartless person like you..."

By the end of the words, I was already in tears, and I couldn't say any more.

Chang Kuo choked, came to his senses, sighed, supported his crutch with one hand, and took two steps forward: "I didn't say anything, I just wanted to ask you..."

"Okay..." He raised his hand and patted Li Rong's shoulder: "You can cry at your age, and you're not afraid of making people laugh."

After hearing this, Li Rong turned around angrily and raised his hand to hit him, as if he wanted to vent all his anger, grievance and worry.

Chang Kuo didn't hide, but quietly tightened his pectoralis major muscles, and let her beat them, saying: "...be careful! I'm not one of those delicate faces in your house. If you break your hands, don't blame me." Come on me!"

Li Rong stopped when he heard this: "Bah!"

"Okay, okay." Chang Kuo dragged her to sit down and said, "The children are fighting hard to guard the gate outside. We should at least behave like elders. Weeping and wiping ourselves, what are we talking about?"

With that said, he held his crutch and raised his hand to pour a cup of tea for Li Rong.

"You think I came here to cry for you!" Li Rong wiped his tears with a handkerchief: "I'm here for business too!"

As he said that, he took out the letter from his sleeve and slapped it on the table: "This is what Taiyuan Master Chu asked me to bring to you. You read it first and we will discuss it in detail."

Chang Kuo put on his serious face, sat down, and opened the letter.

At this time, in a separate small courtyard at the other end of the Governor's Mansion, Granny Jin was sitting at a stone table under the jujube tree, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Liu. Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were looking towards the courtyard door and waiting.

Not long after, Luo Ze came back from outside in a hurry.

"Ze'er, is there any news about your father?" Ms. Liu asked hurriedly.

Luo Ze's expression changed and hesitated, but when he met his grandmother's eyes, he quickly made the news clear.

He had never heard of any money.

But he heard a piece of news about Luo Guanlin.

This name that disappeared three years ago has rarely been mentioned. It has reappeared recently because of a piece of exciting news coming from the west:

"... Luo Guanlin had a lucky escape in Jiangdu three years ago. He had been hiding from the world for several years to avoid disaster. Now that the country was overturned, he showed up and joined the army of Rong Wang Li Yin, hoping to help him achieve success and reorganize the Li family." Luo Ze said this. As he repeated the words, his voice was a little hoarse.

"How could this happen..." Madam Liu panicked and said incoherently: "Why is he so stubborn...After all these years, he can't see clearly what kind of person Chang Jieshi is? The same surname is Li, just because King Rong is a man ? I thought he had changed his mind... Now it seems that the difference between men and women is still more important in his eyes! "

As Mrs. Liu said this, she couldn't help but turn her face away, feeling pain and resentment in her heart. She burst into tears for the first time in her life: "I think he is crazy!"

"He's not crazy."

Granny Jin held the stone table with one hand, stood up slowly, and said, "He is probably dead."

Mrs. Liu turned to look at her mother-in-law with tears in her eyes, and Luo Ze also looked at his grandmother.

"The whereabouts of the money are unknown. It must have been assassinated. It's more dangerous than anything." Granny Jin looked at the two of them and said in a loud voice: "As for Luo Guanlin, the poor man who voted for King Rong, we don't recognize him!"

"Ze'er, remember, your surname is Qian! You are from the Qian family in Wuzhong, and it is clearly listed in the family tree!"

"Although you have lost your father now, you still have so many clansmen around you to help you!" Granny Jin said, "There are also your sister and me!"

Luo Ze was stunned and his eyes turned red.

Grandma Jin looked at her grandson, raised her voice and asked, "Do you remember it?"

Luo Ze held back tears: "Grandson... remember!"

"Okay..." Granny Jin nodded, lowered her voice, wiped her hands that were not stained with water with the apron she wore in front of her, then lifted her legs and left.

Luo Ze hurriedly asked: "Where is grandma going?"

"Go to the workshop! I don't care what time it is, I can't miss work..." Granny Jin did not look back, her gray hair bun was tightly wrapped in blue cloth, and her slightly hunched back was as neat and tidy as ever.

Luo Ze looked at his grandmother's back and burst into tears.

After her mother-in-law left the courtyard, Mrs. Liu couldn't hold on any longer, so she sat down at the stone table, covered her face and cried bitterly.

Granny Jin got on the green donkey cart and came to the silk weaving workshop as before. When the female workers saw her, they all greeted her warmly and politely, calling her "grandma" and "steward".

Granny Jin responded to them with a smile and asked them to go to work.

Since Li Suining took over the entire Huainan Road and opened up maritime trade, more and more workshops in Jiangdu have been opened, and the fortifications everywhere are in full swing and orderly.

On this day in the smelting workshop, a sudden explosion broke the orderly atmosphere.

Two craftsmen who had just come out of the smelting room were sweating profusely and shirtless. They were washing their faces with well water in the courtyard. Suddenly they heard this noise and saw the water in the barrel in front of them shaking out in circles. ripple.

"Where's the noise coming from?"

"It seems to be over there at the gunpowder store..."

"The furnace exploded?"

"Why is there such a noise in the powder house? What is burning?"

A group of alerted craftsmen rushed towards the gunpowder house to check, but were all stopped on the way.

The gunpowder store in Jiangdu was built the year before last, but it was only this year that it was really put on the map.

Gunpowder is flammable and fuels combustion, and it was a hot summer day. The craftsmen who were stopped asked uneasily what happened, whether there were any casualties, etc.

A steward from the gunpowder store came over and said to them: "No one was injured! There was no fire!"

"That voice just now was..."

"It's just muffled thunder." The steward pointed to the sky: "Muffled thunder is very common in summer, so don't make a fuss! It's gone and go back to work!"

The craftsmen subconsciously looked up at the sky, seeing a clear sky with not even a ray of wind.

But seeing that the steward had turned around and left, they couldn't inquire any more. Moreover, the smelting workshop was an important weapon of the country. Unlike the silk weaving workshop, all the craftsmen here had signed a death contract. The craftsmanship in the workshop included The affairs of the company are not allowed to be leaked to the public.

Over time, the craftsmen developed the habit of speaking harshly. Even though they felt that the explosion was a bit strange, they did not discuss it more.

Shen Sanmao came out of the gunpowder house with black dust on his hair and robe. He looked very embarrassed, but his eyes were filled with excitement. The craftsmen who followed him were even more excited than him. .

Shen Sanmao immediately called A'che over and explained: "...A'che, you will **** the weapons and gunpowder transported to the north this time. You must deliver them to the girl in person! You have to do it quickly and safely!"

Ah Che, who was now as tall as a cat Shen San, responded with his eyes wide open and immediately ran to get ready.

After explaining everything, Shen Sanmao, who had not slept for two days and two nights, swayed slightly and could no longer stand.

The craftsmen on the left and right raised their hands to help him, but he blocked them with his raised hands. Then, he lifted up the corners of his robe and knelt down.

Shen Sanmao was kneeling towards due north.

His eyes were red and his eyebrows were stained with soot, but that didn't stop him from putting his hands on the ground and performing the most upright and standard ceremony.

"Fortunately, the villain has lived up to the girl's trust..." Shen Sanmao's voice was trembling, and his expression seemed to be crying and laughing: "The villain has nothing to do, so he uses his extraordinary skills to help the girl a little bit... I hope the girl will win. Come back!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed heavily and prayed with expectation.

Three days later, Ache set off with the team transporting ordnance supplies and left Jiangdu.

The war in the north is certainly suspenseful, but in comparison, all the forces are more closely watching the battle situation of King Rong's army. For them, this is the real major matter related to the direction of internal affairs at the moment.

King Rong's army won several battles and defeated Bian's army. He also calmed the people's hearts and resettled the people who had been displaced by the war. Wherever they went, everyone returned home.

Some people rumored that Luo Guanlin played an important role in it. After several battles, he was now very much relied upon by Li Yin.

Moreover, the rain in the west of the capital this year was less than in previous years. The flood season did not have much impact on King Rong's army, which indirectly accelerated the army's attack on the capital. Some people took the opportunity to claim that this was a sign that King Rong had received help from heaven and was destined to return. (End of chapter)