I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Amid the coquettish shouts, Su Yuejiao, who was dressed in a white dress, leaped up to the roof, pointing at the uninvited guest with a seven-foot green blade in her palm.

Although she arranged a temporary residence for Zhongli Shengnan outside the mansion, she fell in love with this future daughter-in-law who looked like her when she was young and seemed to be able to give her a few more grandchildren, so she insisted on keeping her. Hold a long talk, don't want an unexpected guest to break in.

Being able to pass through the security nets and go straight into the inner house before being discovered shows that the other party's skills have reached the peak of perfection. Su Yuejiao hasn't fought with anyone for a long time, and his hands are itchy tonight.

The masked woman watched the seven-foot green blade in her palm flashing a faint cold light under the moonlight, and her pupils couldn't help shrinking. She could see that Su Yuejiao's long sword could cut iron like The mud's peerless magic soldier had already lost the wind in terms of weapons, and was surrounded by black soldiers, and his momentum couldn't help but weakened a bit.

However, she, who has always been extremely conceited, does not want to retreat here. It is rumored that Mrs. Su is also a master of martial arts, and she just happened to learn her kung fu. There are more chips.

She touched her waist with her right palm, and there was already a five-foot-long soft sword in her palm. Her inner strength was stimulated, and the soft sword stretched straight, also shining faintly and coldly, "There are rumors in the world that Mrs. Li is also a master of martial arts. Tonight Just ask for a lesson."

"Fight, fight, whoever is afraid!"

Su Yuejiao yelled coquettishly, she shook her shoulders, and the person rushed forward with her sword straightened like lightning, before she finished speaking, she had already rushed in front of the masked woman, attacking dozens of swords in one breath.

Not to be outdone, the masked woman relied on her strange figure to dodge and maneuver, while parrying and blocking, she also counterattacked with several swords. Floating around on the roof, I couldn't help but marvel again and again.

Everyone in the prefect's mansion was alarmed, and even Li Wei, who had fallen apart, got up in his clothes and stood beside the cheap daddy to watch the fun.

Even dared to break into the heavily guarded prefect's mansion, the father and son became very interested in the identity of the masked woman.

After more than ten moves, Su Yuejiao suddenly let out a coquettish cry, and the cold light flashed sharply. The masked woman felt a light in her hand, her pupils shrank suddenly, and she quickly flew back, leaving only the bare hilt of the soft sword in her hand .

Su Yuejiao got excited, threw down the sword in her hand, and shouted softly: "If you don't take advantage of you, come again."

The masked woman snorted coldly, threw away the hilt of her sword, and rushed forward with a wave of her palm, and the two of them fought happily again.

This time, the two women fought for a longer time, but it was a pity that the speed of their shots was too fast. Except for masters such as Ye Chongyang and his wife Qinger Zhongli Shengnan, few could see their movements clearly. The sudden and uncertain phantom is nothing more than hearing the fierce wind blowing in all directions.

During the fight, Su Yuejiao's coquettish shout was accompanied by a muffled sound, the masked woman covered her belly and retreated violently, the black cloth on her face was blown off by the fierce wind, revealing a beautiful face.

"Zhang Fenghua!"

Su Yuejiao's pretty face sank, a gloomy and stern glint flashed in her half-closed phoenix eyes, her right palm turned over, and the whole palm gradually became white and transparent.

"Broken Jade Palm...you...are the master disciple of Mad Taoist Gu..."

Zhang Fenghua couldn't help but let out an exclamation. After fighting for a long time, the daring lover still hadn't used his special skills. He couldn't help but rejoice that he didn't hurt anyone when he broke into the prefect's mansion at night, otherwise, he would be in big trouble.

Crazy Taoist Gu's cultivation is unfathomable. He is one of the few old monsters left in the rivers and lakes. Even his master has to take a detour when he sees him. Who dares to provoke such a monster?

Regardless of whether Su Yuejiao can pass this test or not, Taoist Gu is known to protect his weaknesses, if he really gets angry, I'm afraid that all the masters in the Frustration Hall will not be enough to be slaughtered like melons and vegetables.

She quickly cupped her fists and bowed, and explained in a low voice: "Madam Li misunderstood, I just want to discuss something with your husband, if I am rude, please forgive me."

She has always been conceited and arrogant, and dared to fight against an empire with the strength of a group, but she did not dare to provoke the crazy Dao Gu, who is not from the rivers and lakes and does not understand the people of the rivers and lakes. Even if she fled to the ends of the earth, she still couldn't escape Gu Daoren's pursuit.

"what's up?"

Su Yuejiao raised her pretty face, her phoenix eyes flashed with vigilance, Frustration Hall's reputation is very bad, it can be said that it is a public enemy of the government, fortunately, the people of Frustration Hall did not engage in activities in Jiayue, or if there was any disturbance, she naturally I didn't pay any attention to it, but I didn't expect Zhang Fenghua, the frustrated hall master, to suddenly break into the prefect's mansion at night.

The reason why she recognized Zhang Fenghua was when she went out to practice with her master Gu Daoren when she was young, and encountered five extremely skilled robbers on the way and robbed her. Su Yuejiao was deeply impressed by Shangfeng's profound martial arts and heroic demeanor.

Although after more than ten years, she has changed from an innocent girl to a mother, but the memory is still fresh, except that Zhang Fenghua's appearance has basically not changed except for getting older.

"Mother, Senior Zhang, come down first."

Li Wei shouted loudly, he and Daddy Cheap made a temporary calculation, and they both felt that they should see Zhang Fenghua's intentions first, anyway, with such a powerful master as Da Niang at the side, they are not afraid of Zhang Fenghua's tricks.

Su Yuejiao let out a cold snort, and jumped off the roof first, followed by Zhang Fenghua. The guards around them all clenched their weapons tightly, staring at her with a tiger's eye. As long as she dared to make any changes, they would immediately swarm up, splitting with knives. corpse.

Although the two parties sat down to discuss matters, Su Yuejiao was still sitting at the side. Qinger and Zhongli Shengnan both stood behind the father and son. As for the surroundings of the hall, I don’t know how many masters and soldiers there are. Even if Zhang Fenghua is not afraid of death, He didn't dare to act rashly.

Zhang Fenghua picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of fragrant tea, moistened his throat, and then said slowly: "Before we talk about the business, I have something to ask, I wonder if Mr. Li will answer?"

Li Gang smiled slightly and made a questioning gesture. To be honest, he had roughly guessed Zhang Fenghua's intentions. He probably wanted to cooperate with the two parties, and Frustration Hall took advantage of the situation to strengthen his own strength. Interested, so he wanted to see it before talking.

Zhang Fenghua coughed lightly, and asked, "Master Li annexed Hongfeng Province, aren't you afraid of risking the world?"

Li Gang smiled and looked at his precious son, wanting to see how he would answer this question.

Li Wei grinned and said slowly: "The truth is only within the range of the cannon!"

Chapter 116 Attachment

Truth is only within the range of the cannon.

This sentence was said by Bismarck, the iron-blooded chancellor of Germany. It has the meaning of force and power, and it gives people a profound reality enlightenment. The big fist is the boss.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Wei couldn't help coughing lightly. He knew this famous saying, so he said it casually. In fact, he wanted to say: The truth is only within the scope of my iron hoof.

Anyway, they all have the same meaning. As for the cannon, it can be understood as a thunder chariot.

These words not only made Zhang Fenghua's mouth wide open, even Li Gang, an old man in the officialdom, also opened his mouth wide. Although these words were too blatant, they were also very incisive, and they hit the nail on the head.

With a slap, Li Gang couldn't help but slapped his thigh hard, laughed and said, "What a truth is only within the range of the cannon, good, good, great!"

The three good words in a row are not only a compliment, but also represent his meaning. The world of shit is outspoken. I just annexed Hongfeng, and if I don’t accept it, I will start a war.

Zhang Fenghua's eyes turned to Li Wei, sizing him up carefully, trying to understand what kind of person he was.

She has read the detailed information about Young Master Li and all kinds of rumors about him. Xiao Xiaoxiao, the youngest apprentice, even gave a very high comment. However, she didn't really care about it. She just asked Xiao Xiaoxiao to pay attention to Jiayue Li. Li Shi's movements, until the soldiers of Jiayue Mansion suddenly annexed Hongfeng Province with lightning speed, she finally saw Li's ambitions clearly, and couldn't help being moved, and rushed to Jiayue Mansion City immediately, feeling a little anxious Waiting for the night to break into the prefect's mansion, it turned out to be an unfavorable situation, even if I regret it, it is already too late.

Having learned Su Yuejiao's martial arts, she also has a clear understanding of the current situation. For the sake of the great cause of Frustration Hall, she now has to lower her stance. After all, the strength she relies on may not be favored by others, and they say it is cooperation , it would be more accurate to say that it is dependent.

"Cooperation?"

Li Gang smiled like an old fox who had practiced for thousands of years. He stroked his long beard under his chin and asked unhurriedly, "Teacher Zhang's proposal can be considered."

How could Zhang Fenghua fail to recognize that this was a polite remark?Want to cooperate, okay, then please show me the cards in your hand first, do you have the strength to cooperate?

She is very aware of the strength in her hands. The current Frustration Hall has declined and cannot be compared with before. Although there are more than ten thousand disciples and masters like a cloud, there are very few who can be used to great effect, let alone have nothing to do with training. Compared with the plain army, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a mob.

Furthermore, among these people, their loyalty has yet to be tested. Some elders who hold real power rely on their elders to sell their elders, and they may not be willing to listen to her dispatches at critical times. What she can rely on is spying on the situation and support in terms of money and food.

Li Gang looked at his precious son, obviously seeking his opinion. To be honest, he really didn't like Zhang Fenghua's capital, he just wanted to see what his precious son had to offer.

"Then how do the two sides cooperate?"

Li Wei looked at Zhang Fenghua with a faint smile on his face, looking unpredictable.

Information, money and food, both of which are indispensable for competing in the world, can be regarded as Zhang Fenghua has a chip in his hand that he is interested in, but the two parties are not cooperating, they can only be dependent on the master-servant relationship, otherwise, there is no need to talk about it.

Zhang Fenghua cheered up, knowing that she didn't have many bargaining chips, but in order to get frustrated, she had to try her best to get more benefits.

She tentatively stated a few requests for cooperation, and seeing the impatient expression on Li Gang's face, she stopped talking. Without this self-knowledge, she would not be able to be the head of the Frustrated Hall.

"Master Zhang, why don't you do this, I'll give you a suggestion, if you think it's unreasonable, then, 88... Uh, goodbye."

Li Wei yawned, with an impatient expression on his face. This move is a retreat, and anyone can play it. It's just that the masters play it more skillfully.

At least, Zhang Fenghua was hooked, with a look of nervousness and uneasiness on her face, she said anxiously: "I am all ears."

Li Wei was secretly happy in his heart, but with a careless expression on his face, he said the so-called suggestion to Zhang Fenghua, and finally said with a smile: "If Master Zhang finds it difficult, you can refuse it. There is no righteousness in business, Jiayue Li Shi still pays attention to faith."

"Well, it's not urgent. Hall Master Zhang can think about it slowly. When you think about it, just send someone to notify you."

Li Gang accepted the words with a smile, and then his face became serious, "Seeing off the guests."

Zhang Fenghua's lips moved, and finally turned into a helpless sigh, and left angrily.

The Li family father and son looked at each other and smiled like two big and small foxes who had practiced for thousands of years.

In the early morning of the next day, the news of the assassination in the prefect's mansion still spread all over the city, and it also reached Zheng Zhiping's ears, making him sigh that it's a pity that good people don't live long, and the disaster will last for a thousand years.

In the next few days, on behalf of the Chang'an court, he and Li Gang started a verbal battle. Li Gang claimed that it was Hongfeng and Lan who provoked first, and he was acting in self-defense. Moreover, this was a century-old feud between the two families, and outsiders were not allowed to interfere.

For this reason, Li Gang also wrote a memorial with both words and prose, sternly and righteously condemning the malicious provocation of the Red Maple and Lan family, and the shameless Kong family of Qingchuan for attacking Chongyang City and vainly annexing Jiayue Province, asking the court to uphold justice , and reserves the right to retaliate against Qingchuan Kong.

Zheng Zhiping knew very well that Li Gang deliberately avoided his ambition to annex Hongfeng Province, emphasizing that it was the grievance dispute between the Li Lan family. The petition, even if the court did not recognize the legitimacy of Jiayue Li's family in Hongfeng Province, was justified in terms of public opinion.

Arguing with this kind of old fox who has become a master, even if it takes 1 years, it will not be finished. The longer the matter is delayed, the better it will be for Jiayue Li. Zheng Zhiping had no choice but to bring Li Gang's memorial and Mr. Xiya's Wanmin's petition went back to Chang'an first, and then submitted to the King of Qin to find a solution.

The Li family and his sons were busy transferring a group of civil servants and generals to serve in Hongfeng Province. In order to appease the aristocratic family in Hongfeng, not many civil officials were dispatched. Most of them were officials from the original Hongfeng Province, or the children of the Hongfeng aristocratic family. To fill the vacancy, but the military power is firmly in the hands.

The next step is to reward the generals who have made meritorious service in this expedition to Hongfeng Province, such as He Jin Beigong Chun Sikongjian and other meritorious generals. They are already Zhonglang generals who command an army. According to the rank of a province, they are already the highest rank The generals in the army have no chance to be promoted, they can only be rewarded with gold and silver, etc. Of course, their military exploits are all recorded in the archives, and they will be tested separately in the future.

The meaning of the future is intriguing. It can only be understood, but cannot be expressed in words. If you don't understand it, you are not qualified to become a core member of the Li family.

Chongyang defender Sun Jai, one of the three generals of Jiayue, was rewarded for his meritorious service in defending the city, and he was also awarded the Tianyong Sword, one of the 36 swords of Tiangang, as a reward for his loyalty and bravery. The generals and civil servants of the Department are also the envy of everyone.

Jiayue Li's big move to annex Red Maple and Lan still surprised the high-level empires in the mainland a little bit. It's over, and things are naturally over.

Five days later, Xiao Xiaoxiao, the head of the Yiyun Building, posted a post asking to see her, and knowing her true identity, Li Wei was stunned for a long time before going to the appointment.

Chapter 117 Mining Mines

Li Wei didn't expect Xiao Xiaoxiao to be Zhang Fenghua's closed disciple. She revealed her identity, and it was obviously Zhang Fenghua's instruction to express her kindness and sincerity to Li.

Just because he sensed Zhang Fenghua's sincerity, Young Master Li only brought Wu You, the Right Army Master, and the Eighteen Iron Guards to the appointment, but he himself didn't know how many internal guards and secret spies Papa Cheap had sent for secret protection.

Zhang Fenghua held a banquet for Li Wei in Xiao Xiaoxiao's attic, Xiao Xiaoxiao accompanied him, poured wine for the two of them attentively, listened to their bargaining, occasionally inserted a sentence or two, and tried to help Li Wei as much as possible. Master strives for more benefits.

Zhang Fenghua sincerely wanted to attach herself to the Li family, so she naturally and frankly showed most of the chips in her hands. The main information of Frustration Hall came from brothels. All the brothels in the empire had the eyeliner of Frustration Hall, which can be said to be spread all over the Cangyun Continent. Even the concubines of some high-ranking officials are also disciples of the Frustration Hall, which can be said to form a huge intelligence network.

This huge information network is the main reason why Li Wei is tempted. Mastering this information network is equivalent to knowing clearly the main trends among the empires in the world, and even the intentions and actions of the court.

Zhang Fenghua is willing to hand over the personnel list of this intelligence network, and donate another 500 million taels of military expenses, which really expresses great sincerity.

Li Wei accepted all the orders bluntly, and also agreed to some conditions of Zhang Fenghua. The main hall of Frustration Hall can be located in Jiayue Provincial City, but it cannot be branded as Frustration Hall. After all, Frustration Hall has a very bad reputation. It can be said that He is the public enemy of the government. As long as the disciples in the hall are capable and pass the examination, they can be officials. Zhang Fenghua took the post of commander of the internal guard secret spy, and only obeyed him, responsible for external intelligence collection and other work.

"Master, most of the disciples in my hall are reckless, sometimes it is unavoidable to be bold and reckless. If you offend, I hope Master Haihan, Xiaoxiao is my closed disciple. I believe it is better to have her in the middle to coordinate.

At present, her skills are still weak, but she won my mantle, and I believe she will achieve great success in a few years, and she can also act as a guard. "

Zhang Fenghua lost no time in throwing out his favorite closed-door disciple, paying attention to the change of expression on Li Wei's face.

"It's so much better, hehe."

Li Wei glanced at Xiao Xiaoxiao with a smile. The latter's head was drooping, and a blush of shame appeared on his smooth and clean cheeks.

He knew Zhang Fenghua's intentions in his heart, whether he acted as a coordinator in the middle or placed an eyeliner beside him, if he didn't agree, Zhang Fenghua would feel uneasy, and besides, a fool would refuse if she was so dainty and beautiful.

Xiao Xiaoxiao lowered her head and didn't make a sound, as she acquiesced to Master's arrangement, as a teacher for one day, a father for the rest of her life, the life of the master is like the life of her parents, and if there is no master, she, an orphan who was sold out I don't know how far I have fallen, but in my heart, I have long regarded Master as my biological mother.

Moreover, she had a very good impression of Young Master Li in her heart, even though it was a political marriage, she also acquiesced.

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Zhang Fenghua slammed the stone stuck in his throat, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Xuansuju could attach himself to the imperial court and take the opportunity to develop his strength and influence. Why couldn't Frustrated Hall?

The slight difference is that what Xuan Suju hugged was a thigh, and what she hugged was just an arm. However, Mrs. Li has already shown his ambition. Maybe in a few years, his arms will also become thighs. This process may be a little bit There are twists and turns, but she also likes to enjoy the process, which makes it easier for people to feel a sense of accomplishment.

Some relevant details are yet to be discussed, but these are not important. The important matters have been discussed in general. The relevant disciple Xiao Xiaoxiao is the plenipotentiary representative. After Zhang Fenghua confessed some things, he left Jiayue that night and returned to Shanxi. Empire, some things still need her to deal with.

For the work of integrating the intelligence network, Li Wei left it to Ding Xi, the commander of the inner guard, and Lu Mingliang, the deputy commander. There are some things that need Xiao Xiaoxiao's assistance. This is a huge, complicated and headache project, but both Ding Xi and Lu Mingliang Grinning and smiling happily, this is the young master's trust and respect for them.

Li Wei stayed at home for a few days, and had to go to Hongfeng Province again. What he is most concerned about now is how to develop the mine, and he can only make a decision after an on-site inspection. As for trivial matters, including wrangling with Chang'an, An old man like Feicheap Daddy is not up to the task.

Under the escort of three thousand tigers and leopards, Li Wei took Wu Youqinger and Xiao Xiaoxiao, the right army master, and set off for the provincial capital of Hongfeng.

Along the way, Xiao Xiaoxiao lowered her posture and treated Qing'er politely. Her elder sister and elder sister called Qing'er affectionately. Qing'er was also polite to her, and she did not put on airs of her older sister at all. She is a smart woman. , understand better the mind of the husband, what the husband hopes is the harmony of his wife and concubines, if they are jealous, they will definitely fall out of favor in the future, it is better to be more magnanimous, so as to please the husband more.

Li Wei saw it in his eyes and was secretly happy in his heart. Men, apart from power, are beautiful women. Who doesn’t want three wives and four concubines, hugging left and right, the wives and concubines in the family are harmonious, the red flag does not fall, and the colorful flags are flying outside. This vanity is extremely Great satisfaction.

After arriving in the capital of Hongfeng Province in a few days, Tian Ce Wen Zishan and others went out of the city to meet him. The two are currently in charge of all government affairs of Hongfeng Province.

After a day's rest in Hongfeng Fucheng, Li Wei led the crowd to Wujiazhuang, from there they climbed up the Qiyun Mountain Range, guarded and led by a hundred special Yebushou, walked through the dense forest for a few days, and came to Shuanghu again. post.

He remembered that when he left, Shuanghugang was just two fortresses connected by a wooden bridge, but now four more fortresses have been built, connected by wide and strong wooden bridges, forming a huge fortress group.

The population of this fortress group was nearly 4 at its peak. Most of them have moved out now, but there are still nearly 2000 households with more than [-] people who are reluctant to leave this paradise. They farm at sunrise and rest at sunset, and their lives are poor. , but it is better to be at ease.

The people in the fortress selected a respected elder as the chief of the fortress, and selected some young and strong men to stand guard to ensure the safety of the fortress.

Li Wei stayed in the fortress that night. He walked in the vast forest for a few days, and he almost fell apart. Food and live poultry, although it is tiring to travel through the vast mountains and forests, but the meal is still a big fish and meat.

Early the next morning, Li Wei and his entourage came to the mountain where the mineral deposit was discovered for on-the-spot investigation. The mine reserves had been estimated and confirmed by the miner, and what he wanted to investigate was how to transport it after mining.

Today's outdated technology and equipment, the speed and efficiency of mining have already made Li Wei numb, but how to transport the iron ore and copper out of the Qiyun Mountains is a very troublesome and headache problem.

After wandering around the mine for a few days, Li Wei finally thought of a way to save costs.

Chapter 118 Disaster

The whole mine is surrounded by mountains. It is very inconvenient to transport it up the mountain. How about digging a mountain road?

With the current technology, it is pure nonsense. However, it is feasible to erect dozens of lifting frames on the mountainside and on the top of the mountain. It is only based on the principle of leverage. Iron ore is hoisted to the top of the mountain.

Solved the problem of iron ore hanging from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the rest is the big problem of transporting out of the mountain.

Li Wei climbed the mountain along the selected location, several special Yebushou opened the way in front with sharp machetes, and everyone followed behind, step by step to the top of the mountain.

Li Wei continued to explore the road, and the overgrown weeds were half waist high, and a mountain path was trampled by the crowd. However, each of the clothes and pants were scratched by the thorns, and some skins were cut with bloodstains.