Sha Po Lang

The reason why it was so slow was that although Gu Yun had rushed back and forth between the capital and Jiangbei earlier, there were still many things to be done on the front line, which happened to allow Chang Geng to recuperate during this period, until Chang Geng's daily activities were no longer hindered, and the two People go back.

On the way home, I happened to encounter a busy area along the canal.

The factory under construction is always not very attractive, dusty, everyone who comes out, no matter whether they are artisan coolies or devolved civil servants and imperial merchants, are all disheveled, but they are still orderly.

There are two meals a day for working, and after noon, a group of young and strong refugees who have just put down their butcher knives gather together to fish out miscellaneous grains from the iron cart.

Gu Yun once went around anonymously in a micro-clothes, and saw that the nest was very solid after it was opened. The millet is millet, and the noodles are noodles, and it is very heavy in the hand. Fabi is not even counted as simple food, but when a group of men who have just finished their work gather together, each of them holds a piece of dry food and eats together with a piece of sauce brought by the foreman from home, it is heart-warming to watch. Practical.

Approaching the outskirts of Beijing, Gu Yun followed Chang Geng's carriage on horseback, chatted about it along the way, Chang Geng said with a smile: "Craftsmen and so on may be hired from outside, come to work as foremen, lead everyone to work, and most of the rest are craftsmen. The labor force is directly recruited by Duke Du from the refugees in Zhao’an. In the future, wherever they have moved bricks, they will stay there to hold this job. For this, I heard that Duke Du asked the Canal Office for an imperial decree. Bao, as a security in the name of the court, unless you want to leave, otherwise the factory will not drive you away, you will be here for the rest of your life."

No one is more looking forward to re-establishing their roots than the displaced people. Let these refugees build their own new homes. He saved a lot of money, and the old lady often called him "Du Shanren" behind his back. When he worshiped the Bodhisattva, he was always attached to him. This person is really smart.

"Good thing," Gu Yun thought for a while, and then asked, "In this way, except that the family does not reduce the rent, it is a bit like a military household - but the civilians are not as good as the military. If there are people who do not do things well or commit crimes Woolen cloth?"

"The Military Aircraft Department issued regulations," Chang Geng said, "I told Jiang Hanshi before I left, and they have been issued together with the imperial decree. There are a total of thirteen articles, and there are several detailed rules. They finish work every night, and someone will explain this. If The evidence is conclusive, and the local branch of the Canal Office can take the initiative to expel... Well, why, are you still worried that there will be collusion between the government and businessmen in the future, bullying the laborers?"

Gu Yun was stunned, then laughed and said, "Why, is there a way?"

"Yes," Chang Geng said, "as long as more than half of the elderly who have worked in the factory for more than ten years are willing to guaranty for him, that person can stay, and he can appeal to the higher-level Canal Office—in fact, even In this way, there may not be no problems after a long time, and there is no reason to change it slowly when the time comes."

Gu Yun: "How long have you been planning?"

"That's not what I thought," Chang Geng said with a smile, "It's just that I had such a vague idea when I first came into contact with Duke Du. I have been paving the way for such a long time, and at the same time, I have been discussing and adapting with them constantly. It has been more than a year. , just grinded out such a little thing. Du Gong and his group have traveled all over their lives, and have traveled many times in the West. They are well-informed and quick in response, but they lack a step. Take the lead."

A scholar has the pedantry and feelings of a scholar, and a businessman has the cunning and artifice of a businessman. There is nothing good or bad in essence.

"By the way, Zixi, I also heard from Du Gong that Westerners have a very large and long carriage." Chang Geng poked his head out of the carriage window, and said a little excitedly, "Put it on the rails and run away." It is very fast, but it is different from the big eagle and the giant kite. It can pull a lot of knots behind it, so you can transport as many things as you want? It is much better than the canal waterway, but it takes up a bit of space, and it is not easy to coordinate on long lines , I can just take advantage of this opportunity of land acquisition and build a factory to save the place for that thing. Speaking of it, I really have to thank Yang Lu Yidang for his diligence in buying a house and land, which saved me a lot of trouble. Du Gong plans to start from along the canal Let’s start by asking someone to build one—now that the Jiangnan front is glued together, it would be troublesome to transport food, grass, purple gold, and lighters from the capital. If it can be built one day..."

Gu Yun doesn't necessarily have any insights into the national economy and the people's livelihood, but he is extremely keen on defense and military affairs. He understood the meaning after just hearing a sound, and hurriedly said, "Be more careful."

Chang Geng stopped talking, and waved at him, as if intending to whisper, Gu Yun urged the horse to catch up a little bit, bent slightly and asked: "Why, is there something that cannot be revealed now? "

"It's not impossible to say, it's just..." Chang Geng hesitated a little.

Gu Yun was a little confused for a moment, and didn't realize what the secret principle of this matter was. At this moment, Chang Geng suddenly poked his head out of the car, and quickly took advantage of his lips.

Gu Yun: "..."

Chang Geng turned his gaze and saw that no one was paying attention to the carriage blocking him, so he said in a low voice, "Let me go home again tonight, and I'll show you the blueprint."

Gu Yun held the reins of the horse and leaned back slightly: "How many times have you been told? Either acting like a baby because of your injury or playing tricks on me - no way."

Chang Geng is good at everything, except for one thing, his desire to control is too strong, especially for Gu Yun, he wished he could even do things like dressing and feeding at the same time.On weekdays, he would intentionally restrain himself and try not to make Gu Yun feel uncomfortable...but he couldn't control it so much when he was in bed.

Chang Geng whispered softly: "Father foster, I'm not serving you well, I can learn from it with my heart."

Gu Yun: "...Son, you don't need to work so hard."

Having passed the Beidaying camp, Gu Yun didn't wear any armor, only a casual robe with cuffs wider than his waist.

As soon as Chang Geng reached out, he grabbed his sleeve and shook it left and right without saying a word.

When they passed a village on the way, they happened to see a three or four-year-old child crying and pulling the sleeve of an adult, begging for candy. From then on, Chang Geng didn't know which tendon was wrong, and learned it intact, and There is a great intention to carry it forward.

When he was a child, there wasn't a single sleeve in the world that he could pull. Now, even though he was tall, he always seemed to have regrets, and wanted to make up for it all from Gu Yun.

Gu Yun laughed and got goosebumps: "If you say no, you can't, let go—His Royal Highness, do you want to lose face?"

Chang Geng refused to let go, there was a tendency to tear him into a "broken sleeve" in public.

When Shen Yi and Jiang Chong led people out of the city, they saw Yan Wang sitting in the car from a distance, poking his head out to talk to Gu Yun, Gu Yun let his handsome steed stroll lazily, with a little smile on his eyes I don't care, but the corners of my mouth are tense and don't respond.

The first time King Yan said something, Gu Yun tapped on the back of his hand, forcing him to let go of his hand involuntarily.

King Yan didn't seem to give up, and said something, Gu Yun pulled down his car curtain, as if he was going to keep out of sight and out of mind.

When Yan Wang lifted the curtain of the car for the third time and exposed his head, Gu Yun finally couldn't hold back his laughter, and waved his hands as if he was afraid of him, as if he had compromised.

Jiang Chong stared blankly.

Shen Yi sighed: "The commander-in-chief is fortunate that he has no children, otherwise it would be a big deal, and he would have to pamper a green and blue devil king. I don't think he can say 'no' three times to His Highness King Yan, and he can't ask twice for anything. Ask again for the third time, and he will definitely agree."

Jiang Chong hasn't come to his senses yet: "I thought Hou Ye hadn't been in the capital for a long time, and he and Yan Wang only had the title of righteous father and son. It seems that the relationship is really deep."

As soon as Shen Yi heard the word "love", he thought wrongly, and just now he felt that Gu Yun couldn't be strict with his father, and his mood turned a corner, and he cursed in his heart: "Gu Zixi, who is so obsessed with sex, will never be serious in his life. At that time, what kind of virtue is there in broad daylight?"

Gu Yun, who was "fainted by color", had an itchy nose, turned his head and sneezed, and when he turned his face, he saw Mr. Jiang with a face full of "seeing the general reconciliation, I am so relieved" and his forehead "Pay attention to the influence, don't lose face " Admiral Shen.

The King Yan, who was dignified again, was invited into the palace before he had time to get off the carriage.

Shen Yi stared at Gu Yun full of condemnation. Gu Yun, who had just agreed to something very humiliating and humiliating, was now regretting it, and asked angrily, "What are you looking at?"

The old scholar, Admiral Shen, criticized righteously: "I didn't say that, you are too shameful sometimes."

Gu Yun: "What's wrong with me?"

Shen Yi: "Like a pervert who has been seduced by a vixen."

Gu Yun: "..."

It's really a grievance like "Dong Lei Zhen Zhen" and "Xia Yu Xue", and I can't argue with it... I really want to break justice with the surname Shen.

Fortunately, before he had time to kill Admiral Shen, Shen Yi blocked his mouth with business: "I figured you should arrive in a few days, so I didn't send anyone to deliver a letter to you. Two important things have to be done." Let me tell you—first, Calais Yinghuo from the northern barbarians has sent someone."

Gu Yun's expression changed.

Ever since the Black Tie Camp took a breather and quelled the chaos in the West, they have been stationed in the north, which has largely relieved the pressure on the defense of the northern border——the Black Tie Camp is a nightmare of Calais Yinghuo's life. The eight wolf kings did not dare to act rashly.

But northern Xinjiang has always been barren, and it depends on the face of God to raise cattle and sheep. In this battle, Daliang has won his fortune, let alone Calais, who is full of revenge and has been neglecting production.

In the long run, it's only natural that they can't afford it.

Gu Yun: "Come to talk about peace?"

"Well," Shen Yi nodded, "This matter didn't have time to go to the court meeting, the emperor called a few of us into the palace to discuss the other party's conditions - do you know how I feel?"

Gu Yun's eyebrows twitched.

Shen Yidao: "It's the same as when the old wolf king made an offering of Ziliujin and offered his body as a pledge. The words are familiar, humble and sincere, and the terms are very straightforward. Zixi, do you trust them?"

Gu Yun pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "I don't really believe it. Barbarians are different from Westerners. Westerners are just greedy, but barbarians are world enemies—especially Calais."

Shen Yi hurriedly asked: "How to say?"

"Since Calais took over the Eighteen Tribes, he has done nothing but take revenge on the Central Plains," Gu Yun said. "There are only two possibilities for them to come to peace talks now, or Calais will be taken over by their Eighteen Tribes." Someone in here has usurped the throne, or he is holding back some bad ideas."

Shen Yi: "It cannot be ruled out that the Eighteen Tribes really cannot survive..."

"No, it's not winter yet, I don't believe they're at the end of their rope," Gu Yun said, "Listen to me, Calais is a mad dog, and a mad dog doesn't care whether it eats meat or grass, it just bites. — By the way, what does the emperor say?"

"Your Majesty..." Shen Yi paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "This is the second thing I want to tell you, Your Majesty may not be doing well recently."

Gu Yun was taken aback.

"Now the Grand Court Meeting has been changed to once every fifteen days. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, other important matters that need to be discussed will be brought to the Small Court Meeting, and the Military Aircraft Department will preside over it and upload it to Xinuang Pavilion. Waiting for the emperor's approval, I feel that the Emperor has become more and more concerned recently. I can't stand the yelling of a group of people at the court meeting anymore," Shen Yi whispered, "That's it, at the court meeting at the beginning of this month, when the servant said to leave the court, the emperor stood up and stepped on him. The dragon robe almost rolled off the throne hall on the spot, and was caught by the guards in front of the hall, but here..."

Shen Yi pointed at his calf: "It broke right away, and I can't get out of bed until now. I think it might be the reason why he hastily summoned King Yan into the palace."

Gu Yun was taken aback: "Can a fall break a bone? It's too small."

"The imperial physicians dared not speak, they couldn't figure out why. Later, I asked Ms. Chen to see it. Ms. Chen said that it was because of years of overwork, coupled with an improper diet, that the bones were loose, and they broke when they fell—someone Legend has it that the first emperor was..."

No wonder the imperial physicians kept their mouths shut, so Chen Qingxu, who frequently ran outside the pass, dared to speak the truth.

This community is too exhausting.

Shen Yi glanced around and saw that the people who came out to welcome King Yan followed Jiang Chong, and Gu Yun left his bodyguards in the Beidaying, with only a few generals around him, so he lowered his voice and spoke to Gu Yun almost inaudibly. Yun said: "Because of the incident with the Lu family, the imperial concubine was also implicated, and she was cut off her concubine position directly. Although it is not very good on the surface, in fact, it is basically thrown into the cold palace. The prince is so young, and the mother family has no help , if the emperor is really... What do you mean he is in a hurry to ask King Yan to enter the palace? Is it Tuogu or..."

Gu Yun glanced at him, and Shen Yi automatically shut up.

When the imperial city was about to be destroyed, Li Feng mentioned the matter of passing on the throne - not to the prince, but to King Yan.

Based on the situation back then when the country was ruined and Mount Tai was overthrown, the little prince really couldn't support a family with the surname Li. Now, although the country has not been recovered, the Beiman has sent people to sue for peace and recuperate for a few years. With the power to fight, will the emperor still pass on his younger brother instead of his son?

Gu Yun suddenly remembered the irrelevant words that Li Feng suddenly mentioned to him when the Imperial Forest Army rebelled - "King Yan was abused by a barbarian girl when he was young" -

Li Feng doesn't seem like someone who would take the initiative to ask, it is very likely that Chang Geng took the initiative to tell him, what occasion would it be?

Although Chang Geng and Li Feng are brothers, they don't get close. Gu Yun knows that Chang Geng, that little wolf cub, who doesn't get close, doesn't give him a single hair, so it is absolutely impossible for him to take the initiative to confess his childhood wounds to win sympathy, unless... Gu Yun's brain In a flash of inspiration, Li Feng suddenly thought of a possibility: By the way, Prince Yan has been crowned as an adult for several years, why no one cares about his life-long event, even if it is inconvenient for others to mention it, has Li Feng forgotten it?

So there may be a second half of Emperor Long'an's nonsensical words that day - "He has a grudge and doesn't want to marry a wife and have children"!

If King Yan had no heirs, it meant that no one would be able to shake the position of the little prince in the future, so he might be able to hand over the important task of entrusting Gu to Chang Geng.

And Li Feng kept letting the little prince get in touch with him, on the one hand to ease the relationship, and on the other hand to pave the way for his son!

The thoughts of these people...

Shen Yi: "Do you think it is possible for the emperor to pass on the title of King Yan?"

"Shh - don't mention it again," Gu Yun said, "Don't get involved, remember what we do."

Shen Yi hurriedly responded: "Actually, I have one more thing... Well, it's a private matter."

Gu Yun looked at Shen Yi in surprise: "What?"

Shen Yi scratched his ears and cheeks for a moment: "Are you familiar with Miss Chen?"