Those things about fighting wits and courage with the little grudges

Putting on the putrefaction and promoting muscle ointment, Gu Nanzhao's body froze and couldn't utter a single word. He felt Qing's feelings, Xiaoqing's pain, and only then did he know Qing's deep love.

He stared wide-eyed, but the celestial being in the twelfth lunar month was sweating all over. Master Pu frowned and watched from the sidelines, and asked many times if he could wash off the ointment. Gu Nanzhao was so painful that he couldn't speak, so he could only wave his hands to let everyone out.

After this incident, Gu Nanzhao rested in the General's Mansion for a while before going out. Seeing that the New Year's Eve was approaching, Gu Nanzhao went to the Zhongyihou's Mansion on this day at the appointment of the Marquis of Zhongyi.

People were led to sit in the front hall. Hou Zhongyi sat on top with a stern face, and did not say a word for a long time. Gu Nanzhao was not in a hurry, and slowly sipped tea and sat quietly under the seat.

"Guhou." Finally he spoke.

"Hou Ye invited me here, it should not be as simple as just a single tea."

Hou Zhongyi glanced at him angrily, and shouted: "Come on, please come, young master."

Gu Nanzhao raised his eyebrows, Hou Zhongyi said to invite the young master, not the prince, tsk... this is interesting.

"Gu Hou, this old man doesn't want to be in your circle. Quan Zi wants to serve in your army. After the spring, please ask Lord Hou to take Quan Zi to Wenyuan. Life and death of this old man are not dependent on Gu Hou."

"Hey...don't don't don't, I remember that the young master is your only son, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate to hand it over to me like this."

"Gu Hou doesn't like my son."

Hou Zhongyi blew off his beard, and half-squinted his eagle eyes: "The dog is a little stunned, but it is definitely not a rotten tree. Gu Hou can tell it at a glance."

"I think Lord Marquis misunderstood me. The title of Marquis of Loyalty is hereditary, Lord Marquis really doesn't think about it anymore? After all, I go to Wenyuan, and I don't know what will happen in the future. I can't guarantee that I can keep my whole body. Master Marquis is cautious some."

"How could the old man not know, but my son insists on following you, Gu Hou started the beginning, so Gu Hou should finish it."

"What do you think Hou Ye said?"

Marquis Zhongyi didn't say anything anymore, he picked up the tea and kept blowing.

After a while, a man ran over in a hurry: "But Gu Hou is here!"

Hou Zhongyi snorted coldly when he heard the commotion, and threw the teacup in his hand on the table: "There are no rules at all, let's see what you look like!"

Under the admonishment, the man slowly put away his temper and saluted the two of them. "Father, Gu Hou."

"Hey, where have I met Young Master?" The young general who fought him with Yunshu last time, that's right!

"I can't bear Gu Hou calling me like that, Gu Hou called me Shao'an."

"No, isn't your name He Goudan."

When the word "He Goudan" came out, Hou Zhongyi's face darkened immediately, and he picked up something and beat Shao'an up.

"Father, father! Stop beating! Gu Hou is still here."

"Returning the dog, ah! The dog, Nizi! Nizi!"

"Gu Hou, Gu Hou save me!" Na Shaoan hid behind Gu Nanzhao and flirted with Zhongyi Hou, "Father, it's okay if you hit me, but don't hurt Gu Hou."

"Hmph! Gu Nanzhao! Get up and drive!"

"Don't, don't, don't, Master Hou has something to say, it's not worthwhile to get angry."

"Speak well? There's nothing to say, you take this rebellious son away quickly, the old man is out of sight and out of mind!"

"Let's go, Guhou, let's go!"

Shao'an didn't want to delay at all, he took Gu Nanzhao's arm and went outside, looking back from time to time to see if Hou Zhongyi regretted sending someone to chase him. "Gu Hou, don't you know that my father's hands are so strong that if you hit him a few times, you will suffer internal injuries."

"Hey, brother Shao'an, why are you joining the army? Don't tell me what you're doing for meritorious service. You don't think much of the title of Marquis of Loyalty?"

"I don't hide it from Gu Hou. My father handed over several papers to ask His Majesty to withdraw the hereditary title, and His Majesty did not agree. It's not that our Zhongyihou's mansion is so noble, it's because the family relied on the protection of the title to do it. There are a lot of dirty things, and recently some juniors don't know how to make progress, waiting to sit back and eat."

"Gu Hou set an example by himself, all the way from an unknown generation to the current position of Zhennan Hou, he is really a model for my generation."

"This..." Gu Nanzhao pulled out the arm held by Shaoan. "Brother Shao'an praises you."

"Hey, Gu Hou is self-effacing. It's a bit impolite to invite Gu Hou to come to the door today, but there is no food and drink prepared. Let's go, I invite Gu Hou to have a drink and sit down."

"No, I still have things to do. Brother Shao'an can come with me if you don't mind."

"Can!"

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There are many scholars and Confucian scholars in Wangcheng, and the Hanwen Gathering at the beginning and end of each month is held in "Lifangting". It is a square courtyard with light on all sides and no doors. Many manuscript papers are scattered on the ground and hung on the sorghum. .

"Quick, quick! Put it away, hurry up and put away the manuscript paper! Gu Nanzhao is here." Hearing that Gu Nanzhao was coming, many people rolled up the calligraphy in their hands, and collected as much as they could if they were scattered.

"That guy hasn't left the royal city yet, hurry up, everyone, don't let him give us these treasures to Huo Huo again."

Gu Nanzhao and Shaoan squatted on the courtyard wall quietly watching the chickens and dogs jumping inside, during which time some Confucian scholars fell and made people laugh.

"Gu Hou, why did you bring me here?"

"Did you see those manuscript papers? Anyway, they don't need them. I'm going to take them all back."

"Why does Gu Hou want those things?"

What are you doing... Gu Nanzhao raised an eyebrow at Shao An, and asked, "Brother Shao An, have you ever heard of paper armor?"

"But only using articles as the blade, the theory of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country?"

"No, just make armor out of paper."

"It's unheard of, can it withstand arrows? Can it withstand sword strikes?" Shao'an couldn't believe it, how could paper make armor. "What about the fire?"

"Asbestos mixed slurry."

"What about the rain?"

"Paint tung oil wax on the outside."

"Gu Hou is serious?"

"Empty words are useless, how about brother Shao'an help me collect enough papers, and we will see the truth when the time comes."

In this matter, Gu Nanzhao seems to have a plan in mind.The paper is turned into pulp, then mixed with asbestos pulp and laminated in thousands of layers, then tempered, and painted with fire-stopping tools, it can be done!

Firstly, marching at night is silent, secondly, it is much lighter, thirdly, it takes a lot of time to smelt iron to make armor, but paper armor is much more convenient, and fourthly, it can save a lot of expenses.This matter should have been mentioned long ago, and I forgot it if I had an awkward fight with the brat.

"It's not difficult. They don't need these manuscript papers. Gu Hou just take them away."

"How can this matter be so simple, not to mention whether they are willing or not, scholars are very stubborn, no matter what, they are just calligraphy."

A piece of manuscript paper was blown into Gu Nanzhao's hand by the wind, and the handwriting on it was sloppy, and after reading it for a long time, he couldn't see anything.

Shao An rolled his eyes: "Gu Hou made a big fuss in the Gathering Market, but it was because of the paper?"

"When did the trouble happen? I don't really remember. If there was a trouble, it might be because of this matter. In this way, brother Shao'an really wants to join my Nanzhao army, then I will entrust you with the matter of collecting papers. After the matter is completed , I will take brother Shaoan to Wenyuan together."

"Gu Hou is serious?"

"Whether it is serious or not, brother Shao'an thinks about it for himself, yes, I will go back to the general's mansion first, and wait for good news from brother Shao'an."