Daming Junior Scholar

With the completion of the new artillery factory, He Jiaan's life has gradually become more leisurely, and the focus of his work has shifted from the artillery factory to the governance of Paju.

On this day, He Jiaan was working in the government office, but Tang Lin hurried in from outside, and when he saw He Jiaan, he hurriedly said: "Sir, there are guests outside."

"Where is the guest?" He Jiaan didn't take it seriously. Recently, he had summoned many county magistrates to the government office, so when he heard the visitor, he naturally thought that the magistrate of a certain county had arrived.

"It's a guest from Nanchang." Tang Lin looked at He Jia'an with a strange expression, and then said in a low voice, "It's the little prince of Prince Ning's Mansion."

"Zhu Yi?" This really shocked He Jiaan, the hand holding the brush paused, and a drop of ink fell on the rice paper, He Jiaan frowned slightly while wiping the ink, and said to himself How did they know they were in Paju after losing contact with Nanchang for so many years?

And what is the purpose of Zhu Yi coming here?Was it ordered by King Ning or his own idea?

Just when He Jiaan was thinking wildly, Tang Lin quickly reminded: "Sir, the little prince is still waiting outside, do you think..."

"Oh..." He Jia'an finally came to his senses, he couldn't continue to think about it, as for the purpose of his coming here, he would know if he went out and asked clearly.

With Tang Lin, He Jiaan soon came to the living room of the government office. As soon as he entered the room, he noticed the tall and thin young man standing in the living room. Although he hadn't seen him for a few years, Zhu Yi's appearance was different. There were not many changes. When he heard the voice, he looked in his direction, with a surprised expression on his face, and hurriedly greeted him: "Sir, long time no see."

"Long time no see, little prince."

He Jiaan's politeness was obviously tinged with unfamiliarity, but Zhu Yi was taken aback, blinked his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, why did you become so unfamiliar? Xiao Wang often thinks of the time when my husband reprimanded me. , It's a pity that I didn't know how to cherish when I was young, but now it's too late when I want to cherish."

Hearing Zhu Yi's emotion, He Jia'an's guard was slightly lowered. Thinking back, Zhu Yi was able to let go of his airs and suffer so much with him, which is very rare, but he was too careful.

Thinking of this, the smile on He Jiaan's face gradually relaxed a lot, and he patted Zhu Yi's shoulder lightly and said: "If the control was stricter at that time, I am afraid that the little prince can't hide now, so why would he come to see me in Paju? Come, come, sit down and talk."

After the two of them sat down, a servant girl brought fragrant tea, and after taking a sip, He Jiaan asked curiously: "The little prince is in Nanchang, how did he know that I was in Paju?"

Zhu Yi smiled: "Sir, do you still remember Mr. Wang Lunwang?"

"Of course." Although he had been away from Nanchang for a long time, how could He Jiaan not remember the person who helped him in disguise? If Wang Lun hadn't made trouble in the middle, he would not have left Nanchang so smoothly.

Zhu Yi continued: "A few days ago, Mr. Wang went to the capital, and some friends mentioned his name. Mr. Wang wanted to meet him in the capital, but after asking, he found out that he had already arrived in Paju. After going back and talking about it with my father, my father felt that I was a little sorry for Mr., so he asked me to bring some supplements to give to Mr. In addition..."

The above words are not nutritious, but He Jiaan feels that Zhu Yi has grown a lot in recent years. How could he say such flattering words in the past? Just because of his status, there is no need to criticize him. Others are waiting to please.

"What else?" He Jiaan asked curiously.

"In addition, the father thinks that I have learned a lot of knowledge from the master, so he plans to let me stay with the master for a while, and wants to learn some knowledge from the master again."

"Let you stay and learn from me?" He Jia'an thought of a lot, for example, King Ning would come to win him over, and get some contacts for him to rebel in the future. After all, his current status is not as good as before, so he is considered a better one. It's just that I didn't expect that Zhu Yi was sent here not to win me over, but to let him join my sect again.

If it was before, maybe I would have agreed, but now...

He Jiaan couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile and said: "My lord, back then when He was in trouble, he worshiped under Prince Ning's family, and he received a lot of favors from the lord, and he couldn't repay him. It's his duty to be a little lord for a few days, but now it's not like it used to be. For example, He has already become a minister of the court, and if he has anything to do with the palace, the emperor may be alerted, so, for the sake of the prince and me, it is best for us to keep our distance."

Chapter 1214 Secretly Observing

Chapter 1214 Secretly Observing

After all, the two people have different identities now, and this may be the best way for them to get along.

Probably he had already thought about such an ending when he came here, Zhu Yi's face looked a little complicated, after thinking about it secretly, he finally nodded and said with a wry smile: "Mr. is right, it seems that Xiao Wang is too capricious. It’s been a while, but I don’t know that if you miss something, you miss it, and I’m afraid there’s no way to turn back, but since Xiao Wang has come, can you play in Paju for a while, after a few days, Xiao Wang will leave.”

If it is purely for playing, He Jiaan has no reason to stop him, nodded and said: "In this case, the little prince will stay in Pazhou to play for a few days, but there are still some vacant rooms in the government office. It's better here."

"That's not necessary." Zhu Yi repeatedly waved his hands and said, "When we entered the city, Chen Heng had already reserved an inn, and Xiao Wang can live there. I'm sorry to bother you today, but Xiao Wang should go first I’m going back, if there’s something else, I’ll trouble Mr. One or two again.”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yi stood up from the chair, and bid farewell to He Jiaan, but He Jiaan didn't intend to keep Zhu Yi and his party away from the government office.

After Zhu Yi left, He Jia'an stood at the door of the living room for a long time and did not leave. Not long after, Tang Lin came over and asked curiously: "Sir, the little prince is so studious, why don't you accept him?"

He Jiaan turned his head and gave him a blank look, and couldn't help saying with emotion: "I was just white back then, even if I became his master, I wouldn't have any problems. Who knows who He Jiaan is, but now it's different. He can also be regarded as an important member of the army, if he has anything to do with King Ning and spread it to the ears of the emperor, the nature of this will change."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Tang Lin still didn't understand these complicated relationships in the officialdom, so he said in a daze, "Then this is fine, when the little prince has had enough fun, he will leave on his own. "

"What's the matter? Trouble is yet to come." He Jia'an seemed to have something to say, then turned and left.

With the first experience, a blast furnace was soon built on the new site of the Artillery Factory. No matter how many shots were fired, the artillery factory should not be hit. After the completion of the blast furnace, the first Fran cannon was produced from the artillery factory in less than ten days.

It's just that this time it's not the coastal defense gun that was tested last time, but the ordinary Franco cannon used by warships.

After pulling the new cannon to the col, put the blunderbuss in place, ignite the fuze, and after hearing a bang from the cannon, the innermost target was smashed to pieces.

Perhaps it was frightened by the last mistake. After the old man organized and fired three cannons in a row, he regained his previous self-confidence. We are preparing for the production of thicker and larger coastal defense guns.

It's just that old man Bai, who was concentrating on making cannons, didn't notice that there were two strange faces hiding among the crowd watching the test cannons. Their entire faces were hidden under big straw hats until everyone in front of them left. After leaving, the two of them turned suddenly and got into an ordinary work shed.

Here, someone has already been waiting for them. Bai Xi is not a Suzhou native who came with He Jiaan, but a local who was born in Pazhou and grew up in Paju. In fact, he himself does not have much ability, but the only What people value is that he has a strong ability to remember people. Usually, no matter who it is, as long as he walks in front of him, he can quickly remember this person.

Such an important ability, of course, can only be used in the most important position, so He Jiaan specially arranged him to the entrance of the Artillery Factory to look for those unfamiliar faces who were trying to get in.

But today, he not only sent these two strangers in, but also sent them out.

After seeing the two people coming back, Bai Xi asked with a smile: "How about it, is it fun to watch the shooting?"

"Well, it's very powerful." Half of the face was exposed under the straw hat. If He Jiaan was here, he would definitely recognize it. The owner of this face is none other than the little prince Zhu Yi who he just met a few days ago.

However, today he has changed his attire from usual, all the silk and satin on his body have been replaced, and he has changed into the most common coarse linen clothes, and his face seems to have undergone some slight changes. Hearing Bai Xi's words, He nodded with emotion, then waved his hand, and Chen Heng behind him immediately took out an ingot and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Today is really an eye-opener, this is what Brother Bai should take, please accept it."

"Look, how embarrassing this is." Bai Xi smiled shyly, but his hands moved very nimbly. He took the silver and bit it uneasy, looking at the deep teeth marks. I couldn't help but smiled happily, then patted my chest and said: "If you two want to watch it next time, you can find me at the same place."

"Then I'll trouble Brother Bai."

"No trouble, no trouble, let's go, I'll send you out right away."

The three of them left the work shed and walked out along the side of the road. As Bai Xi said, there was no one blocking them along the way. When they were far away from the artillery factory, Chen Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. No one noticed him, and he couldn't help but said with emotion: "My lord, the power of this Fran's cannon is really strong. If the warships in the Yangtze River are equipped with this kind of cannon, I'm afraid there is no way to beat them. .”

"Well." Zhu Yi is still immersed in the power of the Fran's cannon just now, and can't control himself. Compared with the Fran's cannon, the so-called artillery in the palace is like a large firecracker. It hits so close and is powerful. It's not enough, except that the sound can compete with the Fran cannon, there is no comparison at all in other places.

Thinking of this, the expression on Zhu Yi's face also seemed to become ugly, and he couldn't help but sighed lightly: "If this Fran cannon is equipped on a large scale by the Ming army, it may be even more difficult for the big event to succeed."

"What does the little prince mean?" Chen Heng asked carefully.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Yi suddenly showed a stern expression on his face, and said slowly: "Do you still remember what the old man who fucked just now looked like?"

"Of course I remember." Chen Heng nodded.

"If you want to find a way to arrest him, you must pry out the secret of the Franc cannon from his mouth."

"Yes."

Under the bright sky, another conspiracy was formed like this. I am afraid that Mr. Bai still does not know that he has become a favorite in the eyes of some people, but even if he knows, he will not take it seriously. He knows that as long as he is in One day in Paju, He Jiaan will definitely protect himself.

It was time for the day, and Bai Xi walked home with a relaxed face. When he arrived at the small wine shop at the street, he stopped deliberately, made two ounces of wine and cut two catties of cooked meat, wrapped them in oiled paper, Carrying it, he staggered towards the house. As soon as he entered the house, the expression on Bai Xi's face was a little unhappy. The house was deserted and it didn't look like cooking. This lazy woman didn't know where she was going. up.

But if she's not here, don't be here. I have wine and meat, so I just have a good drink.

Bai Xi made up his mind, pushed the door open and entered the room, before he put down the wine and meat, the expression on his face suddenly froze, and then he heard a strange voice in his ear: " You... are Bai Xi?"