The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Lu Buwei thought he was an extremely loving and respectful father.

In terms of educating children, he has always pursued an education policy of setting an example for children, allowing children to make their own decisions on big and small matters, and giving them support and guidance.

Lu Buwei can proudly say that the relationship between father and son is better than that he can teach children, and the relationship between father and son is better than them.All in all, he is proud of both his close relationship with his son and his son's success.

The former may have a higher specific gravity.

So when one day Lu Buwei discovered that his son still had someone who was only slightly lighter than him in his heart, one can imagine the blow he received.But as an old father with style (to save face), it is of course impossible for Lu Buwei to directly ask his son where the two pieces of nails went and who he gave them to. Wouldn't he just tell his son that he was quietly inquiring about him outside?

And as a father, it would be too unstyled to pay too much attention to the gifts given by the children.

So Lu Buwei could only force himself to shake in front of his son, looking like he was hesitant to speak, but he didn't notice his sadness at all, so what should he do.Lu Buwei could only let out a deep sigh at night.

Finally one day Mrs. Lu couldn't take it anymore.She slipped Lu Anti over while Lu Buwei was out visiting friends, and asked him to explain to his father where the two nails were going.

Lu An, who was stopped before leaving the door, was stupefied. He looked at his mother in astonishment. Seeing that Mrs. Lu had no joke on her face, she silently closed her wide mouth. He stumbled and said, "Father, father wants to Do you know what this is for?"

Mrs. Lu glanced at him indifferently, she hadn't slept well for several days, and she was in a bad mood: "How do I know? You should tell him clearly that you gave your senior brother those two pieces, so that he won't think too much about it."

What are you thinking about?What is there to think about?

His senior brother was about to go to the battlefield, and compared to Lu Buwei who was in command, Wei Liao, who was a recruit, would definitely charge ahead, even if the opponent was the small Eastern Zhou Kingdom, they were not helpless.Isn't it normal for him to prepare a little more protection for his senior brother?

Lu An felt that he was completely out of touch with his mother's train of thought.Seeing her son's upright face, Mrs. Lu gave her son an order directly, "Talk to your father by candlelight tonight, and don't let him go back to the house until the cock crows tomorrow."

Lu An:! ! ! ! !

Wait, wait, mother, is this too much?Tomorrow is a working day!Both he and Dad are at work!

However, the "full-time housewife" who lacks sleep is very ruthless. After assigning tasks to her son, Mrs. Lu went back to her room to take a nap.

"So what's there to talk about?" Lu An held up a brush to brush the bristles of Dodoma, who was so comfortable that his eyes were squinted, and chatted with Wei Liao, who was standing beside fetching water to wash his horse, "Aunt said that my father was unhappy about this." It must have been a mistake for many days, my father must have been worrying about how to attack the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

In Lu An's mind, his father has always been very calm and reliable, very open-minded, how could he be so childish?However, Wei Liao remained silent at this moment, holding an undeniable attitude towards Lu An's words.However, he remained silent, and Lu An didn't notice his attitude. He swept the horse's back with a brush made of bristles, and combed the horse hair as much as possible to make it easier for the sun to dry it.

It's still too early to give the horse a bath in this season, but Wei Liao is about to go on an expedition. Once the march officially starts, it will be impossible to guarantee cleanliness. It is better to wash the horse first than to have no condition to wash it then.

Dodoma has a strong body, and he doesn't resist taking a bath in this weather, and cooperates very well.

And when Lu An asked someone to pull a shelf, he didn't even want to be dragged, he took the initiative to rub it over, put his big head on it, then turned his head and watched with a single eye as Lu An raised one of its hooves and fixed it on the shelf. on a stand.

Not to mention how comfortable the little expression is.

Wei Liao poured water into the ditch, and then walked over with a tool bag that jingled. He hung it on the shelf, and took out a small dagger and a small spatula from it, and after a while, It's hooves flying.

The Wei family has its own rules, each of Wei's Xiaolang's horses needs to be taken care of by themselves, and they grow up together from childhood.But Wei Liao's situation is a little special. Before he was born, Wei's family suffered great changes.

The loss of power and the sudden decline in national power, as a general, the old man of the Wei family can hardly escape the blame, and the status of the Wei family has also plummeted.

Afterwards, it was even more unfavorable to block the Qin Dynasty, and Huaicheng was seized. Wei's family was once implicated and imprisoned. Although they were released, they paid a large amount of fines and fell into embarrassment.

Unlike Qin, which has a large number of war horses, Wei is located inland, a considerable distance from the grasslands. Unless you buy from the Rong people at a high price, the horses you buy will be picked up by the surrounding princes.And this money was too extravagant for the Wei family at that time.

After that, the situation of Wei's family got better, but when Wei Liao went out to study, he missed the best period. No one thought that Wei Liao would be able to get Duo Duo, the extremely human BMW, directly by walking around to the west.

At that time, although Xiao Weiliao didn't have a horse, he still learned a lot of knowledge about raising horses, hoof repairing was one of them.After arriving in the Qin State, the old Qin people who were recognized as being able to raise horses made this technology progress again.

Although you can't usually see it, it is recognized that the old Qin people with rough hands and feet treat horses with all kinds of precision, and there are several tools that are not universal for just repairing a horse's hoof.

Like people, horses of course grow nails, and their nails are the thick layer of cuticle on the horse's hooves.Ordinary wild horses run a lot and long distances every day in order to ingest forage and avoid the world. During the running process, these cuticles will be worn off.But domestic horses don’t have such a long running distance, and they also take on additional tasks, that is, carrying weight.

Whether it is carrying goods or carrying people, horses have to bear extra weight. These extra pressures will make the cuticle bear more pressure and even crack. Inflammation from infection.

Therefore, frequent repair of horseshoes is also an essential job for riders.In the army, if someone's horse's hoof is inflamed or bumpy, or because it was not repaired in time, then its cavalry will be punished.

The first time Lu An saw Wei Liao repairing Duoduo's hooves, he was terrified. Wei Liao directly turned his back to Duoduo and clamped the horse's feet between his legs.As herbivores, horses are very alert and easily startled.

The blind spot of their line of sight is their buttocks, which also makes the horses very wary of things that appear in this position. Once someone suddenly appears here, they will definitely kick their hooves first.

What if Duoduo suddenly kicked his hoof?

Brother, brother is not married yet!Wouldn't the happiness of the rest of my life be over!So the caring junior brother Lu Xiaoan asked someone to build a frame overnight, so that the horses whose hooves were repaired could fix their feet and prevent them from being kicked.

This kind of pedicure stand has gained a lot of favorability after being personally experienced by many horses in the Wei family, and was soon carried forward by the visiting generals.

Dodoma, who was about to have his hooves repaired, groaned a few times and called Lu An over, then smacked his mouth and looked at him with big eyes, the meaning was very clear.Lu An helplessly touched the horse's nose, then looked back at Wei Liao who was lowering his eyes, and quickly stuffed a piece of candy into its mouth.

Dodoma cleverly didn't bite with his teeth, but rubbed sugar on Lu An's body with sugar in his mouth.

It's better as a little dad.

Duoduo chatted about sugar while being cut his nails, very comfortable.Daddy doesn't let him eat candy. Every time he eats candy, he has to brush his teeth. Brushing his teeth is uncomfortable, but Dodo is still a baby horse. Chatang should be the pony's privilege.

Although he felt that he was righteous and strong, but when Wei Liao came to him to fix his front foot, Duoduo still pressed his lips together tightly and dared not open his mouth, fearing that the taste of sugar in his mouth would be smelled by others.Lu An also stood aside nervously and watched closely the actions of the two.

Wei Liao didn't seem to notice it, and directly knelt down and began to repair it.Lu An was dazed while watching Doduo's horse being trimmed into a hoof shape that is easy to grip the ground bit by bit, and he had an idea: "Brother, let's wear a small shoe for Doduo!"

Dodoma turned around in astonishment when he heard the words, his big eyes were full of disbelief, even a little desolate.Lu An hurriedly explained, "It's not the little shoes, I'm talking about real shoes."

Lu An also had a sudden idea, thinking that if a layer of objects were added on top of the horse's hoof, then the horse's hoof would not be in direct contact with the ground, and naturally it would not be easy to wear.

It is necessary to experiment with any shape and material, but it seems feasible in theory, so that the toenails do not need to be trimmed frequently.

The idea is good, and Wei Liao also thinks it is feasible, but the time is too tight.He will go to the camp to report in two days, it seems that he will not be able to see the finished product, Wei Liao is a little bit regretful, but Lu An thinks it is just right.

This is just a thought on his mind, he still has to do experiments on other livestock to confirm that it is harmless to hoofed animals before he can fight against war horses.After all, cavalry often have to bear the responsibility of long-distance raids on the battlefield. If the "shoes" are not suitable for running at high speed, it will cause huge consequences.

He patted Duoduo's beautiful mane, "If you can use it, give us two pairs of the most beautiful and sturdy little shoes."

Hearing this, Duoduo immediately squinted his eyes for joy, and he let out a light breath of joy, but the opening of his mouth revealed a sweet fragrance.Although Duoduo quickly realized that something was wrong and shut up, Wei Liao obviously smelled it.

While pulling up Duoduo's front hoof and putting it on the pole, he raised his eyelids and looked at his horse, "Have you eaten candy?"

Dodoma hurriedly shook his horse's head, turned his head solemnly and looked at Wei Liao with his two huge horse eyes, not to mention his innocent and sincere expression.

And right in front of the horse, nothing can be seen.

Wei Liao, who saw the horse's "turning a blind eye" attitude, was not moved by this at all, he straightened up and looked at Lu An.Lu Xiaoan already felt bad, he was quietly moving back, but before he could escape, Wei Liao took a serious look.

Lu An still tried to struggle, however, under the eyes of his senior brother, Lu Xiaoan was like a little chick standing in front of an eagle. The younger, finally said with a guilty conscience: "Yes, I fed it."

Dodoma let out a snort, he swung his horse's head and leaned against the railing, knowing that the situation was over.

Hey, unreliable man.

In the afternoon, after brushing the teeth of Dodoma who was struggling desperately, Lu An returned to the courtyard covered in sweat and fodder, and bumped into the old man Lu who came out with the birdcage.Lu An was bowing to salute when his grandfather came over and patted him on the shoulder with a complicated expression, "Grandson..."

"Yes?"

"This..." The old man pursed his lips, and said with some difficulty, "Aye, I heard that you recently spent a hundred gold to buy ten pieces of armor?"

Lu An was taken aback, he didn't expect the news to reach his grandfather's ears!

He used national resources for iron making, let alone the result, of course it is impossible to directly bring back the test product, so he can only spend money to buy it.

This new type of iron piece is probably worth more than a hundred gold per piece outside, but he is the original creator, so everyone gave a cost fee, but in fact the hundred gold was quietly bestowed on him by the King of Qin, so he actually got one point. The money was not spent.

But it cannot be said that it is an absolute secret that this iron was forged by Lu An. Once outsiders know about it, Lu Xiaoan will definitely lose his peace.So to the outside world, Lu An is just a small rich man who has the opportunity to buy armor for his father because of his relationship with King Qin.

You can't tell grandpa about this, so Lu An pursed his lips and obediently agreed.He originally thought that Aye would think that he bought it too expensive, but the old man's expression was conflicted, and he asked, "How many armors did you buy for this hundred gold?"

Lu An: "..."

Now, no matter how stupid Lu An was, he knew the key to it. He took a bath with a complicated expression under his grandfather's already explicit attitude, and then pulled Lu Buwei, who had returned in the evening, into the study.

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Xiaoan took the initiative to admit his mistake, and told his father that he had given two pieces of nails to Senior Brother Wei next door.

Lu Buwei was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, with just the right amount of doubt and concern on his face, "Liao'er?"

"Well, senior brother will go out with father this time." Lu An quietly raised his eyes to look at his father's expression, and continued, "Senior brother An said that he must obey father's orders..."

Lu Buwei raised his beard slightly.

"To protect father's safety..."

Lu Buwei raised his eyes.

"Under father's command, our army will definitely win a big victory." After Lu An finished speaking, he saw Lu Buwei stroking his beautiful beard with a very serious expression, "Nonsense, soldiers must obey military orders, it doesn't matter if Liao'er is incorporated into my father's army , if you were assigned to the former army, fighting would be the main thing, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to tell your senior brother like this? You don't need the protection of a junior like him as a father."

After a pause, he said again: "This is Liao'er's first time on the battlefield, right? It's no wonder you're worried, those two pieces of armor are not enough, let's see, didn't you make some inferior armor earlier?" You might as well ask your brother to sew it on."

"..." Lu An paused, did not tell the fact that the things had been delivered long ago, but obediently agreed.

Lu Buwei said again: "Don't be greedy too much, too much armor is useless for fighting, but your senior brother is smart, his Uncle Wei will remind him, you don't need to say too much, he knows it well."

"Go and deliver the things." Seeing that his son's expression was a little confused (?), Lu Buwei reminded, "The recruits have to enter the camp early for training, and the armor and jacket need some time to sew. Prepare."

After a pause, Lu Buwei said again: "If there is anything they don't understand, let them ask your mother, your father's armor is all sewn by your mother."

Lu An responded and said goodbye, then went back to the room, packed some things and quickly slipped out with a box in his arms, then rushed to the next door alone.After putting down a box of odds and ends, Lu An's expression was indescribable, "Don't ask, don't ask."

Wei Liao raised his eyebrows slightly, seeing Lu Xiaoan's empty expression of reshaping his worldview, he immediately understood.

Compared with Lu An who blindly trusted his father, he knew much more as a bystander.Looking at his junior brother who had a blank expression, Wei Liao sighed silently, it was indeed not easy to handle.

At the end of April, the Qin army officially pulled out its camp outside Xianyang City. Considering that most of the recruits who joined the army this time were recruits, and a large part of these recruits were outsiders who were not of Qin nationality, out of consideration in this regard, the foreigner authorized The Qin army that sent troops this time can detour at the gate of Xianyang City and send troops again.

The State of Qin has recuperated for many years, and the stock of military equipment and armor is astonishing. Although this battle can really not be called a big war, the Qin army still adopts the model of fully armored, veterans leading new soldiers.

Normally crooked men will get bonuses as long as they wear armor, not to mention that the Qin army is neatly lined up and disciplined, and the Qin army's armor is all black and black. The appearance of the Qin army marching forward solemnly is extremely compelling.

Seeing this situation and the scene, the people who specially sent them off were full of blood, and driven by the fierce atmosphere of the martial arts Qin people, they shouted and cheered loudly.

People from all over the world waiting in line to enter the city looked at the scene where the Qin army pulled out the camp and the Qin people sent them off, all with complicated expressions. Several of the weak countries thought of the appearance of their own soldiers and lamented in their hearts. How could others come to carry such a mighty army? ?

They didn't know who this Qin army was going to attack, but they could only pray in their hearts that it was not their own country.

After February, the news of the collapse of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty spread to all countries. The Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty presented a map to admit the defeat.

Lu Buwei, the prime minister of the left, was worshiped as the prime minister, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Wenxin, and he had [-] households in Luoyang.

In another month, Wei Wuji, son of the State of Wei, returned from Zhao to Wei, and the six countries worshiped him as the general, and joined forces to attack Qin, launching the last joint counterattack in history.