The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

Xu Bei who was led to the location was almost stunned, and his blood was surging, ho ho, where was the ordinary brick kiln he thought at first, he was clearly brought into the encirclement of the heavily armed camp.

He raised his head and pretended to look deeply at the surrounding tents, then silently turned his head to look at the young man in military uniform leading the way. The man was also beyond Xu Bei's expectation, and said with a smile on his face, "No way, the fourth son will explain it himself. , The eldest son who has always loved his brother as much as his life reprimanded him again, we have to provide the strictest protection, and please forgive us for our difficulties." After saying that, they blinked, they were just obeying orders.

Xu Bei's face twitched, shouldn't the general be very serious and straight-faced?Do you want to have such a playful smile, as if you are very familiar with him, and what about Mr. Xu?Xu Bei replied seriously: "My lord, Xu Bei resolutely obeys the arrangement of his superiors."

"Pfft, haha... It's really interesting. Kang Cheng told me that Mr. Xu who came this time is an interesting person," the man was amused, and laughed loudly. Seeing Xu Bei's face twitch even more, he hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Okay, we don't need to address you so politely, let's just call them by their first names. We warriors don't pay much attention. I think Brother Xu Bei is also a member of the same path, Mr. Young General? Haha, this is the first time I've heard such a thing. An awkward name. Oh, by the way, I am Kang Cheng—that is, the black-faced boy Zhu Kangcheng who escorted the fourth son to the capital—the elder brother of Zhu Kangyan, Zhu Kangyan."

Lao Qiu and Jiang Ping almost stumbled when they heard it, but both of them knew the reputation of Zhu's man, who specialized in military generals, and was highly favored by the prince. They didn't expect this generation of men to be so dishonest in private. temperament.

"General Zhu, please lead the way." Xu Beixin said, even if he didn't have much friendship with that Zhu Kangcheng.

Seeing that Xu Bei was still pretending, Zhu Kangyan clicked his tongue twice and said, "Forget it, I'll take you in. If you want to go out, tell them my name, and I will accommodate it depending on the situation."

"It's okay, I obey the command." Xu Bei is not a person who can take big men. Seeing the current posture, he would not know that the Fourth Young Master attaches much more importance to cement than he thought. Look at this heavy soldier. The battalion seems to be defended as a core secret.

He was still wondering how the fourth son's head grew. No wonder he was born in poor health. He was born extremely smart after all the nutrition was supplied to that head. He just mentioned a few words and didn't know if he could burn it. Come out—no, it will definitely be burned out, and the fourth master thought of a deeper aspect, so how could Xu Bei ask for special treatment? The son's confidant, Mr. Lu, will take care of him, so he doesn't have to worry about it. It's better to get the cement out as soon as possible.

Zhu Kangyan saw that Xu Bei was determined not to get close to him, so he had to give up, lead the way as politely as when he came, and stop making troubles.However, he gave Xu Bei a high regard in his heart. He had heard his cousin mention a few words about Xu Bei's origin. He never thought that a boy from a village family would be valued so much by the fourth son. Come up with something.

If someone else knows that he is from the Zhu family, I'm afraid it has been posted a long time ago, but this kid is hanging out not far or near, which is interesting.

The kiln is newly built. Although there is no mechanized operation here, the people in power can use manpower to fill it up with an order, so the speed is beyond Xu Bei's expectation. The new kiln has already started preheating, and the two things Xu Bei mentioned Raw materials were also piled up in the open space in front of them. Seeing Xu Bei approaching, those skilled workers all looked at him suspiciously, wondering what he was going to do with these worthless things, but some high-ranking officials Supervisors, they will not stand up to Xu Bei.

Xu Bei didn't say anything, and after asking some questions, he rolled up his sleeves and worked with them. Lao Qiu and Jiang Ping were also very interested, and they were not idle.

Days passed, Xu Bei did not propose to leave, and occasionally received letters from outside, of course they were all written by Min Qing, Xu Bei also wrote back to Min Qing in his crappy charcoal characters, the letter, Even a military general like Zhu Kangyan looks horrible, thinking that his brother is a good-natured boy, so he has the patience to read each letter.

As the days passed, he slowly let go of his suspicion and contempt. Although Xu Bei said that he hadn't succeeded in the end, he gradually saw what Xu Bei had created with that worthless thing. Joy arises spontaneously.

In the Prince's Mansion of Yanzhou City, the four young masters also received a letter from the barracks, as well as the semi-finished products burned by Xu Bei, and they brought Lu Yunzhi and Zhu Kangcheng to experiment with great interest. The servants used this half-finished product to build a wall, and then tested the bearing capacity of the wall.

Zhu Kangcheng patted the ashes on his body, walked over with a look of joy, and said, "Young master, it's really good. I didn't expect Xu Bei to be so talented. He really got it out, and I heard that it can be burned in large quantities." The cost is unbelievably low, really..." He couldn't find any words to describe it for a while, Xu Bei's surprise was too great.

Lu Yunzhi also smiled and said: "Not only that, Xu Bei also found black stones to replace firewood. I heard that the temperature of that thing is higher than that of firewood, and if a large amount of cement is fired in the future, there is no need to cut down trees on a large scale. "

What Xu Bei said made sense to him, especially when the three of them witnessed the terrible power of the landslide.Xu Bei said that if a large number of trees are cut down, it will cause great damage to the environment. Landslides are still a small matter. He thought to himself that even extremely destructive landslides are a small matter, so what kind of damage is a major matter?People have to be cautious.

As for the black stone, the old kiln workers they found had seen it before, so it was not troublesome to find it.

Fourth Young Master ordered the place to be cleaned up, turned around and walked out, wishing Kang Cheng and Lu Yunzhi to follow.

The fourth son was in a very good mood. That day when Xu Bei mentioned cement, after he left, the fourth master thought about it carefully, and vaguely felt that the use of cement is not as simple as what Xu Bei said, but it also depends on the finished product. Hearing what Xu Bei said The method of making cement is simple and the raw materials are easy to come by, so people protect it layer by layer so as not to leak out. Although a batch of nails buried in the mansion and the Northland were pulled out after a previous cleaning, who can guarantee that they will be completely removed? It's clean, just like they have their own eyes on the court side.

There are various indications that Xu Bei's vision and what he holds in his mind are by no means something that a farm boy can possess. Xu Bei's experience in the past ten years was too simple and ordinary. , the body began to show the difference.

Cement, black stone, movable type printing, and the magical magic of the universe in the sleeve. The more the fourth young master thinks, the higher the arc of his lips rises, but Xu Bei's temperament is very straightforward, empathetic, and understands at critical moments. How to choose, this is also the reason why the Fourth Young Master dared to use him.

Seeing that Young Master was in a good mood, Zhu Kang Chengcai mentioned something: "Young Master, Second Young Master went to see Third Young Master after he came back."

Fourth Young Master didn't even twitch his brows, he stepped into the threshold with his robe hem in hand, and said, "Let Second Brother go and see him, I won't believe all of this if I don't see Second Brother."

I wish Kangcheng and Lu Yunzhi looked at each other and didn't mention this matter again, so as not to disturb the young master's good mood. Besides, the second and third sons are indeed different people.

The Second Young Master Xiao only saw his third brother through layers of defense. The last time he saw him he was still a high-spirited young man. When he met again, he did not expect to see a third brother with a shaggy beard who hadn't changed his clothes for some time. Sitting slumped on the ground with no image, is this his third brother who always loves cleanliness and pays attention to appearance?

The room was full of alcohol, although he was imprisoned, Xiao Qian did not treat him harshly in terms of food and clothing. The third son wanted to drink, and Xiao Qian asked people to send it, so at this moment the third son was drunk and was taken by the second son. The young master patted his eyes several times before he barely opened his eyes. His eyes were cloudy, and he didn't know if he saw the person clearly. He just hugged the jug and smiled silly.

If it wasn't for the cold weather, the second son would have poured a basin of cold water on him to wake him up.

"Third brother, wake up, I'm your second brother, I'm here to see you."

Eyelids rolled up again, as if he had just seen who was coming, the third young master said vaguely: "It turns out that the second brother is here, come on, let's drink with my younger brother, where is the wine? We won't go home until we're drunk..." Get up and stumble He went to look for wine, still holding the wine jug in his arms, and the wine in it spilled out and wet his clothes.

"Enough!" The second young master was already in a bad mood, grabbed the flagon in his arms and threw it on the ground, and the shattered porcelain splashed, "How long are you going to make trouble? Can you have a good talk? ?”

"Get out! What are you! Get the hell out of me, you all! Bring me the wine, bring me the wine quickly, or you will lose your life!" The third son yelled outside, because someone would have come in to satisfy him Request, but now we all know that the Second Young Master is inside, and the Second Young Master didn't order no one to come in.

"Okay, once I lose power, everyone will look down on me, right? Haha, when I regain power, let's see how I will teach you! Xiao Cheng, what are you? Things, they will just follow Xiao Zheng's footsteps and do nothing for nothing, Xiao Zheng and Xiao Qian brothers are just playing with you, they will never give you a chance to stand out..."

Unbearable, the Second Young Master Xiao punched the Third Young Master and sent him flying, hitting the yard heavily. The guards around pretended to be deaf and didn't hear anything, but they secretly despised the Third Young Master Xiao in their hearts.

Second Young Master Xiao stood there with red eyes and panting heavily. He thought that he and the third brother were relatively close. Of course, worshiping the elder brother was another matter, because both he and the third brother were concubines. There is no other aristocratic family in the palace, the concubine was suppressed so that he had no chance of getting ahead, or he was raised to be extremely cowardly, before he and San Zai were indeed closer than the fourth younger brother, who had been ill since childhood Yes, it made him feel that the fourth brother was like a piece of fine porcelain, which would shatter at the slightest touch, and he was a careless person, so he didn't dare to get too close to the fourth brother.

In addition, the eldest brother was closely watched by his father and was brought by his side since he was a child. He had to learn more than them, so he and the third younger brother naturally spent much more time together.

But he never expected that his sincerity would be exchanged for the contempt of the third brother. He never expected that in the heart of the third brother, he was a useless bear. The years of getting along and taking care of him were like being fed to the dog's stomach.

The anxious Second Young Master Xiao rushed forward again and beat the Third Young Master who was lying on the ground until he spat blood before stopping.

Second Young Master Xiao took a sip, and said to the mud lying on the ground: "You, Xiao Xun, are a smart person. Who do you think highly of me or my elder brother and fourth brother? I heard that you put the fourth brother's life at risk." I still don’t believe it, I, Xiao Cheng, really have a pair of eyes for nothing,” he leaned closer and said in a low voice, “You still dare to cheat on foreign enemies, do you want to take this opportunity to eradicate me, my father, and my elder brother together, okay? Is it right for you to inherit your father's position and this palace? It's a pity, we are all living well, are you disappointed?"

While talking, he stared into Xiao Xun's eyes to make sure that what he said was true.

The third son curled up on the ground in pain, his eyes were no longer cloudy, but became a little crazy, and looked at his second brother with hatred: "I am also the son of my father, why should we listen to Xiao Xiao as bastards?" For this reckless man and Xiao Qian, this short-lived person, I am clearly doing better than them, but why can’t my father see it? If I do something a little out of line, I will warn me, I don’t accept it! I just want them to see Look, I, Xiao Xun, am no worse than anyone else!"

Second Young Master Xiao sneered, some looked down on Xiao Xun, and some ridiculed himself. He is now very sure that those things were done by his good third brother. Not only did he want to take the life of his fourth brother, but even his The second brother didn't care.

Although he is not smart enough, he also knows that the eldest brother can take the position of the eldest son, not only because of his status as the eldest son, the third brother only sees the superficial things, why didn't he see the prestige of the eldest brother in the army, Could that be done by only a reckless man who can only charge and kill the enemy?

"What's the use if you don't accept it? The elder brother is better than you, and the fourth brother is smarter than you. He also despises the fourth brother's poor health, but what is the reason for the fourth brother's poor health? Isn't it because of your biological mother? Plotting against the concubine mother, if the concubine mother hadn't been soft-hearted and left you behind, do you think the king would let you survive? Now whether you look down on me or not, the fourth brother's health is improving, and you can't jump out of the fourth brother no matter how much you jump The palm of your hand." Xiao Cheng said contemptuously, originally the fourth brother rarely showed up because of his body, but this time he came back from the capital with a thunderous force to let him fully see the ability of the fourth brother, he secretly thought that it was fortunate that he was doing his part, He didn't have the ambition to give birth to the third brother, otherwise the eldest brother and the fourth brother would join forces, who in the North would be qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

"No...you're lying...my mother was obviously killed by the princess...you're lying...the princess was jealous of my mother's favor..." Xiao Xun retorted with wide-eyed eyes in disbelief.

Xiao Cheng got up and dusted off the dust, and looked at the man on the ground with disdain: "I don't know who you heard it from, it was clearly intended to tease you with ill intentions, don't forget that I am older than you, even though I am stupid I remember it early, and besides, I told you about the mother and concubine and you ignored it, who can blame you!" After speaking, he strode out, no matter how the people behind him were hurt by him.

He has self-knowledge, people are not smart enough, but knowing that he is being looked down upon by others, he will take his heart out?He is very simple, he will return the same sincerity to anyone who is sincere to him, but when he knows that the sincerity is just a disguise, he will quickly withdraw and take back his sincerity.

This palace belongs to the eldest brother, he has never been so clear about this, and the fourth brother will not allow others to take the position of the eldest brother.

Naturally, someone reported the situation of the meeting between the two in detail to the Fourth Young Master. After listening to the Fourth Young Master, he waved his hand to make people retreat, and sneered with downcast eyes.

The concubine mother thought that the child was innocent, so she kept him, but she didn't know that he was born with betrayal and ambition just like his mother.

In the past, it was also because the eldest brother was busy with border wars, and he had health problems from time to time, and there was always a lack of control over the palace. This allowed his good third brother to take advantage of the loopholes. Although he was aware of it, there was not enough evidence. Under the circumstances, how could the father be so cruel to his own son, so he put his own life as a gamble and sent the evidence of the third brother's betrayal to the father in person. At that time, his body could not last much longer. For a long time, how could it be possible to tolerate such a dissident as the third brother staying in the palace to fight against the elder brother. The elder brother who was too much energy involved in the war could easily be tricked by him.

He was lucky, he did not expect to meet lucky stars one after another, yes, he regarded both Wan Jiu and Xu Bei as lucky stars, without the appearance of these two, even if they could win a round, the situation would not be as favorable as it is now. Land, let the court suffered a big loss.

He thought of Wan Jiu again, presumably that person was impatient to stay in the capital, the opening of the exchange market, he gave Wan Jia a chance, wondering if Wan Jiu would win over, thinking this way, the corners of the Fourth Young Master's lips raised slightly, That vivid and bright young man made him feel better after being depressed because of Xiao Xun's matter.

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At the gate of Jiang's house, Xu Minqing got off the carriage, followed by Jiang Hong, holding a blue and a brown cloth.

After Sun Dagui punched in the yard, he saw the two of them grinning and said, "Boy Qing is back, this cloth...is it for your brother?"

Xu Minqing has passed the assessment of Yanyang Academy and officially entered the academy to study, and he can only come back once half a month. Sun Dagui stayed in Jiang's house and practiced kung fu diligently while helping to clean up the house. Knowing that Kid Qing was coming back today, he confessed to Mama Wang in the house early , I need to cook more delicious food for Kid Qing, I always feel that no matter how good it is outside, it is not as good as at home.

Mama Wang also came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands on her apron and said with a smile, "Second Master Xu is back, is he used to eating in the academy? Is Mama Wang good at my cooking?" Jiang Ping didn't want to go home either. I bought this family specially to make myself feel uncomfortable. Among them, Mama Wang is a good cook. Xu Minqing, who came from the countryside, thought that Granny Qian's cooking skills were pretty good. I don't think that whether it is Mama Wang or the cook in Mr. Lu's mansion, the craftsmanship is better.

Mama Wang's family also treated the Xu Bei brothers who moved in as their masters, because their master had confessed to them long ago that he himself worked with Xu Bei, so Mama Wang's family used Xu Bei's brothers when they moved in. Eighteen kinds of martial arts were given to entertain them.

"It's okay," Xu Minqing smiled. He came from a poor family, and the conditions in the academy were much better than when he was in Shangpo Village. He couldn't be dissatisfied. Come on, Ms. Wang," he called Jiang Hong back, pointing to the cloth he was holding and said, "Do you see how strong this cloth is?"

Mama Wang came over and touched the corner with her hands, and said with a smile: "This is a mixture of cotton and linen, it is strong, it is for Young Master Xu, don't worry, I will find time to make two replacements for Young Master Xu Clothes," said another glance at Xu Minqing's clothes, "Second Master Xu should make two new clothes for himself, I heard that many students in Yanyang Academy are from everyone, we can't be worse than them .”

Knowing that Xu Minqing was admitted to Yanyang Academy, she thought to herself that it's no wonder the master took a fancy to these two brothers. The older one was highly regarded by the fourth son, and the younger one was smart and smart. They would not be worse than those big families in the future, so she was willing to be more for the two brothers. Brother, think about it, although a place like an academy is a serious place to study, it is inevitable to compare with each other, just like this city, she is afraid that Xu Minqing will be looked down upon.

Xu Minqing smiled lowly, and asked Jiang Hong to send all the cloth to Mama Wang's house, then turned around and said, "Okay, next time I'll bring the cloth back, I'm sorry for Mama Wang, and I will help Brother Sun, Brother Qiu and Brother Jiang." They make clothes."

"Okay, it's all on Mama Wang." Mama Wang said with a smile on her face. She is really a sensible child, not only thinking about her brother, but also thinking about other people.

Sun Dagui rubbed his head and laughed, not the new clothes, but Xu Minqing's heart.

The fabrics I bought are also very suitable. It's not about the decent silk and satin like those rich people, but these thick men still wear cotton and linen clothes that are comfortable and wear-resistant.