Whoever wins the crouching dragon wins the world

The victory in the battle against Cao ignited Liu Xi's enthusiasm for further arms development. After repelling Cao Cao, he set up a research and development battalion outside the existing bureaucratic system, with Pang Tong as the battalion commander, and carried out arms research and development day and night.

But this made Kong Ming, Pang Tong and other advisers fall into deep worries.

Kong Ming said: "The development of gunpowder is not a one-day effort, it can only be icing on the cake, and we can't place too much hope on it. The prince has no intention of political affairs these days, and only frequents the research and development camp, which seems to be a sign of madness. If progress cannot be made in decades Didn't it fall into the hands of Cao Cao and Sun Quan long ago?"

I thought about it carefully, and felt that what Kong Ming said made a lot of sense.Having seen the power of guns in modern times, both Liu Xi and I have an almost fanatical admiration for sex.Even if the 240 landmines used in the battle with Cao Cao have almost exhausted all the saltpeter in Xiangyang City, we are still willing to spend a lot of money to purchase raw materials from foreign merchants for research and development.Kong Ming persuaded Liu Xi several times to use the money to resettle refugees and develop agriculture, but all failed.Liu Xi insisted on going his own way: "As long as the cost is reduced and the safety factor is improved, gunpowder can make us invincible."

Perhaps it was because of me that Kong Ming always had a subtle feeling of being wary of Liu Xi and not daring to push him too far, and it wasn't just caused by the difference in status.The Three Kingdoms respected sages and celebrities very much. Even if they were as arrogant as Cao Cao, when they met Chen Lin, who had drafted Yuan Shao's Yuzhou Wen for Yuan Shao and insulted his ancestors, they pardoned his death and gave him an official position.Therefore, although civil servants like Shao Chan and Pang Tongtong are Liu Xi's subordinates, they are far from being obedient to Liu Xi.For the matter of gunpowder, there have been countless verbal battles in Xiangyang court discussions. Jingxiang celebrities fought hard with all their strength, and bluntly advised Liu Xi not to "go too high and ruin his future", and did not give him any face as a prince.

Liu Xi hugged the pillow and rolled on the bed: "I really want to be a stupid king. If you can't beat, you can't kill, but you can't kill, can't they shut up!"

Facts have proved that not only are the celebrities unwilling to shut up, but they are becoming more and more courageous in frustration, wishing to drown Liu Xi with a letter of remonstrance.Guo Jia even entrusted all the affairs of Xinye County to Shao Chan, and traveled thousands of miles to Xiangyang to admonish him.

Liu Xi jumped three feet high like a monkey whose tail was burnt: "**Guo Jia! What is he doing here? How could he come? Is he here to Xingshi to question his crimes?"

……What's the meaning?I wondered: "You offended Guo Jia?" I always felt that the relationship between these two people was a bit weird before the attack on Xiangyang.It stands to reason that Guo Jia has been assisting Liu Xi wholeheartedly since he was not yet prosperous. He has worked hard for many years, and the monarch and his ministers have won each other. He is a well-deserved schemer by Liu Xi's side.He is as smart as Kong Ming, but his experience is much richer than that of Kong Ming, a fledgling young man. No matter from the emotional or intellectual point of view, he should be taken to fight Xiangyang, but Liu Xi left him in Xinye and chose Kong Ming, who has no experience in the war, is incredible.

But looking closely at the situation of the two, it doesn't seem like they are having a conflict...

"Of course not." Liu Xi's expression was very suspicious, but his tone was as straightforward as ever, "He is unreasonable. He insisted on selling me to Sun Quan as his brother-in-law and joining Sun Kangcao. I told him that I can rule the world even if I don't sell my looks , but he said, 'Your Highness always wants to get married, and marrying anyone as a princess is not as suitable as marrying Miss Sun's family!' Fuck! Whoever is suitable, he thinks it is suitable for him to marry!"

I am speechless.

Throughout the entire Three Kingdoms, there are very few people whose family background can be compared with Sun Shangxiang. If marriage is a transaction, marrying Sun Shangxiang is indeed the best choice for Liu Xi.But as a new woman from the 21st century, I can understand Liu Xi's longing for free love.In fact, his marriage has already been proposed and discussed countless times by his advisers, but he has been unwilling to let go, and it has been delayed until now without knowing it.The natives of the Three Kingdoms like to raise their daughters in deep boudoirs. Except for my sister, Liu Xi is all men, so there is no possibility of free love at all.

This kind of thing cannot be forced, but Guo Jia is invincible. After entering Xiangyang, he had a secret talk with Liu Xi for a day. The specific content is unknown, but the effect is very remarkable.In addition to agreeing to send Kong Ming to Jiangdong to seek marriage and discuss Lianheng matters, Liu Xi also promised to greatly reduce scientific research expenditures and reinvest his energy in conventional military affairs.

Liu Xi changed his previous enthusiasm for gunpowder, and sighed: "I just want to take a gamble. If the development of the grenade or something is successful, fighting in the future will not be the same as playing. Unfortunately, it seems that the possibility of success is very slim. "

I persuaded: "Now is the era of cold weapons. We have the previous technology of gunpowder and landmines. It is enough to use a few at critical moments."

Liu Xi shook his head: "Don't look at the landmines that killed many Cao soldiers during the fight with Cao Cao. Many of our craftsmen died of accidental explosions during the production process. These people are still skilled at manual work. After that, fill in the That wave was mainly drawn from refugees, most of them were orphans, and the casualty rate was higher. In order to prevent the leakage of the formula, we had to do everything possible to reduce their contact with the outside world. For some craftsmen, only a dozen of the most capable ones are left for small-scale research, and they can do the best, if not, we don’t care about raising a few more mouths.”

In the end, it is still necessary to continue fighting with spears, halberds, shields and spears, so it has become the general trend to join forces with Sun Quan to fight against Cao Cao.

Although Liu Xi pretended to be dead several times afterwards, trying to cheat and escape the marriage contract with Sun Shangxiang, but Guo Jia was very clever. After several battles of wits and courage that were not humane, Liu Xi's eagerness to escape from marriage was successfully killed in the cradle. .In those few days, every time I saw Liu Xi, he looked so unlovable, which made me want to laugh and couldn't help but sigh.

As the saying goes, one thing lowers one thing, there are actually people who can control a demon king like Liu Xi, and it really is God's own arrangement.

Because Liu Xie refused to recognize me and Liu Xi under the pressure of Cao Cao, we are currently in a state where we are not bound by clan etiquette, and we can marry ourselves.However, since I'm going to Jiangdong to propose a marriage, I have to worry about preparing gifts, and Liu Xi is non-violent and non-cooperative, so this task naturally falls on me.I don't know anything about the marriage customs of the Three Kingdoms. I only heard that Niu Dalang gave a pair of silver bracelets as a token when he proposed to marry A Xiang, so I tentatively picked a well-made ring and sent it to Kong Ming to guard the gate. was dismissed.

"The ring means to avoid taboos. Empresses and concubines serve the king with courtesy. Sunflower water and pregnant women are put on the fingers to show the meaning of abstaining from recuperation and not serving the king for the time being. There are also rings given by the first wife to the group of concubines to make them ring. Stop bad words and deeds, and always remember the teachings of the family." Kong Ming thought that I gave Sun Shangxiang the ring as an excuse to teach her, so he asked strangely, "I don't know why the princess chose the ring, but Miss Sun behaved improperly?

"No!" I couldn't explain to him that later generations twisted the metaphorical "abstinence" ring into a symbol of loyal love, so I could only laugh, "I just thought this ring looks good, and I wanted to give it to my future sister-in-law on a whim. "After being explained by Kong Ming, it suddenly occurred to me that I had never seen a ring on the hand of an unmarried girl.If the wives who wear rings are either pregnant or menstruating, then wearing a ring to go out is equivalent to advertising your own little days, which is simply shameful.

I'm extremely glad that I didn't pick Sun Shangxiang's ring by the way, otherwise when I walk around the market wearing a ring like before crossing, I really have nowhere to cry.

I was no longer in the mood to choose jewelry, so I said to Kong Ming: "You can figure it out, I don't want to join the team anymore..." lest I do bad things with good intentions and cause trouble for Liu Xi.

"The princess is not yet married, so it's a little bit reluctant to manage the marriage for my brother." Kong Ming thoughtfully, "There are so many options for tokens, such as rings, hairpins, and walks. The difficulty is to choose what you like. I listen to my elder brother. It is said that Ms. Sun's family is a heroine of the female school. She has been good at martial arts since she was a child. There are many swords and guns in the room. Good story, I wonder what the princess thinks?"

Good is good, but I suspect that Liu Xi will not be able to resist breaking the mandarin sword...

"In addition to the mandarin duck sword, the mandarin duck pendant is also an excellent token of love." Seeing that I had no objection, Kong Ming took out a pair of crystal-clear and flawless jade pendants from his bosom, with an extremely sincere expression, "I got a pair of pendants by chance a few days ago. I hope the princess will accept it with a smile."

…I have gotten used to the way he gives me things in different ways recently.He leads the position of Zhonglang General, and his monthly salary is not high. Several chattering ladies joked with me that he spent too much money on gold and silver jewelry, and I am afraid that he will fall into the predicament of not being able to make ends meet.

Fengcha came here to cry poorly with me: "Princess, please take care of Mr., he eats bran and swallowed vegetables every day, just to make you smile, but you don't even owe me a word of thanks, Mr. is almost becoming a laughing stock in Xiangyang city." No. How can you be so heartless, the family is so poor that they can't get rid of it!"

"Fuck you!" I glared at him angrily, "Don't think I don't know, Kong Ming made a fortune when he helped the prince subdue the bandits in Shengyang Village, and when he conquered Xiangyang, he won several rich families who supported Liu Cong. household assets, and a few accessories are just a drop in the bucket.” Since ancient times, the most profitable business has been robbery. A fool who was deceived by his innocent appearance.

"Yes, is it? Mister never mentioned it." Feng Cha was stunned, "How did the princess know, don't you misunderstand Mr.? These few days, Mr. is going to Jiangdong, and it is reasonable to buy some local products as gifts to Zhong Sima My lord, but Mr. said that the financial situation is difficult, and it is not easy to manage the family, so I am going to go to my brother's house with empty hands to eat the big family..."

I am speechless.

In the past, I was the one who happily counted the money for Kong Ming when he was sold out. Now, it seems that he, the book boy who grew up from childhood, is even more stupid.

However, I don’t like to wear jewelry very much on weekdays. Although the gold, silver and jade objects sent by Kong Ming are valuable, they are indeed quite wasteful if they are left in the corner to collect dust: “Go back and tell him to stop sending these things away. "The famous Zhuge Liang, does chasing girlfriends only want to come up with such cliche tricks as playing the piano and giving jade pendants?Bad review!Go back to close the little black room and think again!

Feng Cha cried with a mournful face: "It's not easy, Mr. He has lost a lot of weight recently..."

It's not my business!I quickly ordered people to see off the guests, and shut all the pleadings that I had not had time to say in the future of Fengcha.