I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Li Wei had already retreated into the cabin, but the middle-aged woman rushed faster and approached the hatch in the blink of an eye. Li San roared, holding the sword in both hands, and slashed out with all his strength.

Chapter 93 Frustrated Church

Li San learned the fighting skills in the army, he pays attention to wide open chop, fierce and domineering, I am invincible, one move can determine life and death, he slashed out with all his strength, completely enveloping the rushing middle-aged woman in the sword net middle.

However, the sword he swung with all his strength missed. Li Sanyu swung his sword and felt a bad feeling, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his spine.

He didn't know how the opponent escaped from the sword net. The severe pain made him let out a roar that shook the sky. He threw away the iron sword in his hand, opened his arms, and threw himself forward.

The middle-aged woman was so frightened that she hurriedly let go of the hilt of her sword and retreated desperately, but she was already a step too late. Her right arm was tightly hugged by Li San's two big hands, and she couldn't break free for a while. A series of flying kicks with both feet kicked away the two guards who were rushing forward with swords.

A cold glow suddenly protruded from Li San's abdomen, submerged between her chest and abdomen.

"you……"

She looked at Li Er who was standing behind Li San, her face was full of surprise and pain.

"Third brother, the second brother avenged you."

Li Er's expression looked a little ferocious and frightening.

The muscles on Li San's face twitched, forced out an ugly but gratified smile, the muscles of his whole body relaxed, the hands that had been tightly grasping the middle-aged woman dropped down, and his life disappeared.

The remaining strong man injured three guards in a row during the siege, and was finally chopped into meat with random knives, and his body was thrown into the river to feed the fish.

Except for a few of the assassins who attacked from the merchant ships before, they jumped into the river to escape, and the rest died under the chaotic sword. Seven of the bodyguards were killed and three were injured, and Mingzhu's bodyguards were also killed or injured by six or seven. The loss was not small.

"Who sent these assassins?"

Li Wei gritted his teeth and asked, and as soon as the words came out, he smiled wryly. In fact, it is different who sent these assassins. Because Mingzhu's ability is so outstanding, the kings of all empires listed her as the primary assassination target.

However, the Tie Li Weisan assigned to him by Daddy Cheap actually died, which made him sad and angry. If you know which stupid king sent these assassins, you must disgust him severely in the future and let out the anger in your heart.

Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, and said: "To be able to mobilize so many masters and act so extreme and unscrupulous, I think there is no one else except Shizutang."

"Frustration hall, what is it?"

Li Wei was taken aback, looking at Mingzhu, waiting for her explanation.

Mingzhu sighed again, slowly explaining that there is a background in Frustration Hall.

In the rivers and lakes of Cangyun Continent, apart from monks, Taoists, Confucians and knight-errants, there are currently no gangs and sects. The so-called knight-errants are mostly down-and-out apprentices from the imperial sword gyms or private sword gyms established by various empires.

In the beginning, a group of unsatisfied and down-and-out students gathered together to complain and drink away their sorrows. There were not many talented people among them. Over time, these people jokingly called the gathering place the Frustration Hall, and elected highly respected people as the head of the hall. Unified arrangement and management of all the frustrated people in the hall.

As more and more people join the Frustration Hall, the power of the Frustration Hall is also growing, and the ambitions of those in power are also expanding. When the means were at stake, Frustration Hall finally raised the banner of the uprising.

However, because of its style of conduct and other reasons, Frustration Hall did not win the support of the people, and eventually failed. Under the bloody massacre of officers and soldiers, it had to be broken into pieces, transferred underground, and developed secretly.

With the change of history and dynasties, the Frustration Hall also has its ups and downs. It has been passed down to this day. Mingzhu studied under Xuan Yue, the master of Xuan Suju. She only knows that the head of the generation of Frustration Hall is Zhang Fenghua. As for the appearance and age, she does not know. .

Mingzhu doesn't know why Frustration Hall would spare no expense to assassinate herself, maybe it's because of the old grudge between Xuan Suju and Frustration Hall?Or is it driven by some kind of interest? "But I have to admit that every hall master in the Frustrated Hall is a rare martial arts genius in the world."

Mingzhu said slowly, her complexion was still the same as before, as calm as water.

Li Wei could only sigh, the disappointment of Lao Mozi was really a bit of a headache.

Just at this time, hundreds of warships of all sizes led by Zhou Bo, the deputy commander of the Jiayue Navy, arrived and spread out on the river, with the wings of Li Wei's warship in the middle.

At this time, there was movement on the other side of the river. Ten warships of the Jin army were slowly approaching. However, the other side did not pose for an attack. The sailors on the mast kept waving white flags, expressing that they would not start a war and had something to discuss .

Ding Tai, the commander of the Jiayue Navy, was wounded and had already been taken down for treatment. Zhou Bo, the deputy commander, took command on his behalf. He still ordered the whole army to prepare for battle.

Soon, the warship of the Jin army broke down more than ten meters away, and a small boat sailed out. The envoy on the boat held a white flag and claimed to be Han Kuifang, the general of Zhonglang, begging to see Commander Jia Yueshui.

Han Kuifang was brought before Li Wei.

"Ming Shuai."

Han Kuifang was stunned and couldn't figure out why Mingzhu was here.

Li Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the relieved expressions of Zhen'er and the others. Han Kuifang is a powerful underling of Mingzhu. With him, at least he can escort Mingzhu back to Xijing safely. However, he wants to know the process of the incident Fortunately, there is also an explanation for the sailors.

Han Kuifang explained the cause of the incident in front of everyone. Not long after the end of the Battle of the Century, his troops were stationed in Lijiadu, temporarily assisting the navy to guard the defense line along the Nu River.

He was sitting in the military camp today, and he was startled when he heard the roaring and killing sounds coming from the river. He rushed to the navy camp to find out what was going on. After entering the navy camp, he found something strange. The deputy commander of the navy, Pang Hua, patrolled with three His warship was hijacked out of the river by a group of unidentified people, and somehow fought with Jiayue Navy.

The killing sound on the river was loud, and Han Kuifang was not a reckless person. He knew that when the warship was sent at this time, he was afraid that it would cause the Qin army to misunderstand, and the matter would become bigger and more complicated, so he had to temporarily stop the navy.

He is not afraid of war, but the war of the century has just ended, is it possible that the war will resume again?

And it's still not clear what's going on.

When the killing on the river was over, he came to explain in person in a warship, but he didn't expect that Mingzhu would be on the warship of the Jiayue Navy.

"damn it!"

Knowing that the group of unidentified people were all assassins, and the target of the assassination was Mingzhu, Han Kuifang couldn't help but cursed through gritted teeth.

Things came to light, and it was time to break up.

"Ming Shuai, take care."

Li Wei stood on the side of the boat, cupping his hands at Mingzhu.

"Li Langjun, take care."

Mingzhu clasped her fists to return the salute, her expression was still as calm as usual, it was difficult for people to see what she was thinking in her heart.

Watching the Jin army's warships gradually go away, Li Wei suddenly shouted loudly: "Mingzhu, if you can't stay there anymore, just pass by me."

Chapter 94 Father-son division of labor

The dejected Li Wei returned to Jiayue under the escort of [-] tiger and leopard cavalry, and immediately buried Li San and several near Li who died in battle, and comforted their families.

After this incident, Li Wei recruited more than 300 people from Special Nights to add to his personal guards, and equipped the personal guards with all kinds of gadgets equipped by Special Nights, more than [-] people. The personal guards of the people can be said to be armed to the teeth.

Now, Li Wei is busier than before. The reason is that the cheap old man Li Gang started to be the shopkeeper, leaving all the big and small matters to him. Only the big things are really difficult to decide. Non-interference can almost be said to be complete decentralization.

Li Gang's decentralization made Jiayue's original group of old officials have different attitudes. Some people are in favor, some are unhappy, some are worried, and many people hold a wait-and-see attitude.

Li Wei was agitated by all kinds of military and political affairs. In just a few days, he was already so busy that he couldn't help it. Not within two or three years, so that he has enough time to focus on military work.

Li Wei's reason is very good. Jiayue Province is currently vigorously implementing the New Deal, and it is in a critical period of development. It will take at least two or three years before it enters a stable period before it can catch its breath.

It is an established strategic goal to wipe out the two provinces of Hongfeng and Qingchuan within three years, and military development is naturally the top priority. He must personally grasp this aspect, and he is not at ease replacing it with others.

Li Gang is very helpless, but very happy. Isn't he working so hard for the sake of future generations?

The various performances of his precious son made him so happy that he couldn't speak. He firmly believed that in his son's generation, the Li family would be able to revitalize and grow again, restore the glory of his ancestors, and even surpass them.

The father and son chatted for a long time in the study, discussing the details of the division of labor. Li Gang was in charge of government affairs, and Li Wei was focusing on military affairs, making various preparations for the grand plan two years later.

After the work was divided, Li Wei started to get busy again. In fact, busy is not busy. The most important thing at present is to conduct intensive training for the 15 soldiers who are trapped in the camp, and at the same time, they are also conducting drills for [-] recruits.

To put it bluntly, it's not Li Wei's turn to do the hard work of training soldiers. This guy just hangs around, cheers up the soldiers, and sometimes gives a speech when he's in a good mood, brainwashing them, and fighting for the glory of the empire. of.

Of the 1 new recruits after the Great War of the Century, 4 were lost in the battle, and the remaining [-] were not disbanded. Instead, they were concentrated in the large barracks outside the city for formal military training.

These [-] soldiers have been on the battlefield anyway, even if they haven't killed anyone, they have seen the cruel battlefield full of corpses, at least they have been baptized psychologically, and they can be regarded as half veterans.

Later, under the pretext of supplementing the soldiers damaged in battle, 11 recruits were recruited, and they were scattered in several super large barracks inside and outside the city for formal military training. In addition to the 20 standing army, there are already 2000 troops, not including the [-] soldiers who were trapped in the camp, the [-] tiger and leopard cavalry, and the more than [-] soldiers of the Gale Wind Battalion in Shuanghugang, Qiyun Mountain, Hongfeng Province.

According to the statistics, Li Wei was really shocked. According to the financial resources of a province, this is simply militarism. Fortunately, he desperately tried to make money, and the province's powerful families and businessmen fully supported him. He was in the Jin Empire before. Large-scale looting is enough to last for two or three years.

What Li Wei really cares most about is the manufacture of [-] sets of heavy armor and Mo Dao. According to the existing backward technology and tools, it will be completed in half a year, which can be called a major project.

In the end, Wu You, the military master of the right, came up with an idea and regarded forging iron ingots as a temporary course for soldiers' daily physical training. Forging may also greatly shorten the time it takes for craftsmen to forge good steel.

Theoretically, it is feasible. After discussing with the craftsmen, Li Weitian Ce Wuyou immediately put it into action.

The physical training for the recruits was added temporarily, cutting down forests, and expanding the barracks. Li Wei wanted to build the expanded barracks into an arsenal for smelting and processing production, so he had to invest a certain amount of money to build the entire barracks into a small castle.

The so-called large number of people and strong strength, 20 recruits took turns to go to battle, it only took ten days, and the small castle fortress with extremely strong defense capabilities was built.

The original structure and layout of the barracks remained unchanged, but a dozen super large melting furnaces were built in the expanded area. A mud wall was built in the smelting area, and only one gate was opened, guarded by soldiers. There were no special pass tokens. shoot to kill.

The iron smelting technology in Cangyun Continent is extremely backward, and the bellows carburizing technology is currently one of Li Wei’s trump cards, which must be kept strictly confidential. He also knows that these will leak out sooner or later, but if it is leaked one day later, he will have one more day Advantage.

On the other side of the mud wall, 150 blacksmithing platforms were set up for the recruits to forge iron blocks. The three rows of houses next to them are all warehouses stacked with iron ore, iron embryos, steel, and forged weapons and armor. They are guarded by heavy soldiers. Trespassers are also shot and killed.

Cangyun Continent's iron smelting technology is backward, and the technology and tools for mining iron ore are even more backward. They completely rely on manpower and outdated mining tools to dig bit by bit. When risks and costs are not considered, the output is so small that it is helpless. .

Therefore, Li Wei ordered his subordinates to loot wildly, even kitchen knives, hoes, iron pots, and everything with copper and iron. That's why, just looting these broken copper and iron can save him a lot of money.

Although it was so shameless that it made people speechless, Tian Ce couldn't help admiring the foresight of his eyes.

After the implementation of the alternative physical training for recruits, the time for making steel has been greatly shortened, and the output has also been significantly increased. Li Wei laughed from ear to ear when he saw the production of a handful of knives or heavy armor.

This year's luck seems to be good, God is also blessing, there are no natural disasters, the weather is good, the grain harvest is bumper, the price is stable, every family has a little surplus in their hands, and the government has been ordered to quietly stockpile food and grass to prepare for the war two years later Prepare.

To start a small-to-medium-scale war, one must stockpile food and grass for at least two years, and the premise is to have a good harvest every year. Of course, food and grass can also be purchased from other places or abroad, but the cost is even higher.

This morning, Li Wei, who was used to getting up early and doing morning exercises, was running in the yard. After running a few laps, he suddenly felt an uncomfortable feeling of being peeped.

Chapter 95 Jiuyang is in my hand, I have a girl!

Li Wei seemed to see something flickering on the fence, but Dingqing saw nothing, he couldn't help laughing at himself, maybe he was too nervous?The entire building of the Taishou Mansion is like a castle, with extremely strong defense capabilities. There are thousands of soldiers guarding the periphery, which is heavily guarded. Moreover, this is the inner courtyard, guarded by his four hundred personal guards. How can ordinary people get in? ?

After finishing his morning exercise, he took a warm bath under Qing'er's service, had breakfast, and was about to go out when Sister Yun'er came to inform that his wife invited him over.

Li Wei and Qing'er followed Sister Yun'er to the past. Before going out, Li Wei would go over to say hello to all the older ladies. Recently, there were too many things and he was so busy that his wife, Kong Rong, would pay his respects on his behalf.

"Hey, aunt, I found that you are getting younger and younger."

As soon as he entered the hall, Li Wei yelled.

"This kid has such a sweet mouth."

Su Yuejiao said angrily, but she still stroked her hair instinctively. It is said that people are happy and refreshed. She is indeed very happy today, and her face is radiant and extremely beautiful.

"Wei'er, come and meet Master Gu."

She took Li Wei's hand, pointed to the old Taoist priest sitting in the hall, and introduced her, showing her doting attitude.

"Li Wei pays respects to Patriarch Gu."

Li Wei respectfully saluted Gu Zushi who was sitting in the hall. When he stepped into the hall, he saw this somewhat immortal Gu Zushi at a glance. For some reason, he was peeped by someone while running just now. The strange feeling emerged spontaneously again.

Gu Patriarch was the Daoist Gu who had fortune-telling with the fat man on Yunding Mountain. He received Li Wei's obeisance greatly, his eyes half-closed, giving people a drowsy feeling.

However, when he opened his eyes, Li Wei's heart skipped a beat for no reason. Although the gaze of Master Gu was gentle, it made him feel like he was stripped naked and standing naked in front of him. uncomfortable feeling.

Gu Zushi seems to be very powerful.

His eyeballs were rolling around. Qing'er was taught by his aunt Su Yuejiao. She is already a first-class master. The aunt Su Yuejiao's kung fu is even more powerful. It is said that she is already a top master at the master level. Her master Gu Daoren was naturally even more powerful.

With such an awesome patriarch, why should he beg him to teach him some unique skills?I don't know what is Master Gu's most powerful martial art?

It would be the best if it is the Nine Yin Manual or the Nine Yang Magical Art of Subduing the Dragon and Eighteen Palms.

"Put your hand out."

Gu Daochang stroked his long beard under his chin, and said slowly, although his voice was calm, there was an invisible power that people couldn't resist.

Li Wei stretched out his hands obediently, and glanced uneasily at the aunt Su Yuejiao who was standing aside. Su Yuejiao smiled at him, signaling him not to be nervous.

Gu Daoren, who was sitting on the chair, stared at the two palms outstretched in front of him for a long time, with a strange look on his thin face.

"Master..."

Su Yuejiao was a little uneasy, her master had already cultivated to the state of perfection, even before Mount Tai collapsed, she didn't change her face, why did Wei Er's palmistry look so weird?Daoren Gu stroked his long beard under his chin and pondered for a long time before slowly saying: "This kid...is not suitable for martial arts."

"what……"

Su Yuejiao had a disappointed expression on her face. In fact, she knew that Wei'er was not suitable for martial arts training, but the master possessed extraordinary abilities, so he might be able to create some miracles. Now, what the master said made her completely give up.

Li Wei also has a disappointed expression on his face. In fact, he also knows that he can't endure the hardship at all, and he doesn't have the perseverance, but he has some kind of hope in his heart, just like the adventure of the male pig in the martial arts novel. Or a miracle, and finally practiced the peerless martial arts that is invincible in the world.

But now it seems that I am completely useless. Even if the secrets of the mind of the Nine Yins are placed in front of me, I will be at a mediocre level after practicing, which is sad.

Well, I can't practice to become a peerless master, so I'll take the next step. I should be able to learn thaumaturgy such as picking yin and nourishing yang in the room of the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, right?

Li Wei's ambitions were not great, he was planning to take a step back, just as he was about to speak, a sly smile appeared on Gu Daoren's thin face, as if he had read his thoughts.

He said with a smile: "Since I have received your great gift, I am too embarrassed to leave empty-handed, so I will pass on the health-preserving formula of your Taoism."

While speaking, he flipped his wrist, and there was an old book in his palm.

"Wei'er, hurry up and thank the patriarch."

Su Yuejiao was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. She knew very well what Master was capable of. Any kind of exercise was a mysterious skill that countless people envied. Wei'er's luck was really good. I heard the magpies screaming happily. Sure enough, a happy event is coming.