Chapter 202 The yellow forest in autumn is chilly
The wind and sand were pouring over the roof, and Li Maozhen raised his hand to let the young man sit down. The other party smiled with others, and his pleasing attitude made him even more disdainful.
In my impression, no one of these literati is strong and skilled in the six arts of gentlemen. This person is completely flattering villains. No wonder he was sent here by the emperor. It is right to think about it. He heard that the emperor in the court had a revival, so he naturally couldn't stand such people.
I want to borrow my hand and get rid of it... well, then I will be a favor.
Thinking of this, Li Maozhen had to relax and looked at the young man opposite and smiled, "Salt and iron Geng Qing?"
"...........Li Jiedushi, in fact, he didn't want to come here. Alas, but His Majesty was in a hurry to be in a position, so he sent him to come here."
As he spoke, the young man opposite took a sip of tea and drank it, splashing his clothes, and seemed a little panicked, "Mr. Li, drink tea and tea, herbal tea is good, it's really quenching thirst. As I walked over, my shoes were worn out."
Li Maozhen looked calm, but just looked at the other party in a panic and wanted to laugh a little.
"Is that true? How does it feel to come to this evil mountains, waters and desolate land? It's far from Chang'an. Can you regret it?"
He gave a look at the deputy general, then pressed the head of the knife and slowly stood up. The salt and iron envoy named Geng Qing on the opposite side was still talking, and his speed was extremely fast.
"What's the use of regret? It's naturally not as good as Chang'an. Even compared to our north, it's a lot worse. It turns out that the governor Li Jie is from the north, right?"
Li Maozhen nodded and looked outside. The soldiers under his command quietly moved and were surrounding the other party's team. There was still time left, so he smiled: "The savages from Shenzhou Bo, who came to Zhenzhou to join the army again. Later, they stationed in Fengtian. When the Huang thief entered the pass, Li still fought with him."
"Hey, I'm also in the north, close to Hebei. I am Feihu County, Weizhou. We are half a fellow villager. If you meet a fellow villager in a foreign land, don't stab him."
Hearing this, Li Maozhen stopped. He thought that this flattering villain was just a casual congratulation. When he looked back at the other party, he saw Geng Qing holding the tea and smiling at him.
"Oh? It seems that the salt and iron envoy has also noticed it, and he thought you could be a fool."
Geng Qing still laughed, put down the teacup and waved his hand: "There is no such thing as a fool. I flatter you, and I can't say I'm stupid, but the governor Li wants to kill me, but it's a casual matter, but it may not be beneficial to you if you really kill it. I can come over and escape halfway, and I am also determined to talk to the governor Li."
On the other side, Li Maozhen frowned and slowly raised his arm. The soldiers who had originally surrounded him stopped and stood still.
"Mr. Li wants to hear what the salt and iron commander said."
What Geng Qing wants to say is actually what he said to Jiuyu on the carriage that day, but now he has said it and modified some of his words.
"Director Li Jie was right in the plan of the emperor in the palace. Yang Shouli had already joined the emperor's disciple and changed his name to Li Shunjie. He was Yang Fugong's adopted son. This shows that Your Majesty has reached the point where the eunuchs in the palace are incompatible. Do you have any relationship with the eunuchs in the palace? The land of Hehuang is also a place to raise horses. If you want to get there, you must take down Longyou. The Jiedushi killed the salt and iron envoy of the court, which gave the court the name of sending troops."
Hearing this, Li Maozhen was a little funny: "So, do you have to use the salt and iron as a Bodhisattva to offer it?"
"As for this, the governor of Li Jiedu has become more serious."
Geng Qing was like a careless person, waved his hands repeatedly, "Look, the emperor sent me here, I only have more than a hundred people. If I really want to have a conflict, it is not enough for the Li Jiedushi to chop it. If I lucky enough to kill Li Jiedushi, I will be chopped into meat paste by the soldiers outside. Your Majesty's move is really wonderful. As long as we have a conflict, Chang'an will benefit."
"It's nonsense." The strong man smiled, but his smile did not last long. His face gradually calmed down and he felt angry, "When some family will believe you?"
Geng Qing also looked at him and spread his hands with a smile.
"Then I can only bet that your Majesty has no such intention."
Compared to the skylight outside, the straw hut was a little dim. The two of them sat and stood there. Li Maozhen's face became more and more serious. He was not stupid. After receiving the imperial edict of the court, there was salt and iron to envoy Longyou in the future. He was angry. The emperor's feeling of turning his eyes on him. But what he never expected was that the young man now analyzed it on both sides. He thought that killing the other party was a wrong move.
"If two tigers fight each other, one will be injured, and the court will benefit..."
"Director Li Jie is a tiger. At best, he is just a little fox." Geng Qing stood up at the table and bowed. Li Maozhen on the other side narrowed his eyes, as if he had acquiesced to his statement. He was silent for a moment, raised his hand and raised his hand back, and the soldiers who were on standby outside retreated and re-arranged back.
The people on the other side of the carriage breathed a sigh of relief. They understood that this level had been passed. The previous impression of Geng Qing's madman had changed a little, and they were surprised what he said and turned the risk into a bargain.
At this time, in the straw shed, Geng Qing walked out of the table and reached into his sleeve. The guards next to him subconsciously drew their swords. Li Maozhen was skilled in martial arts, how could he worry about a weak man assassinating him? He raised his hand and there were "swish" sounds around him, and the drawn swords and weapons were shrouded one by one.
I saw that the humble, flattering salt and iron caller took out a folded letter from his sleeve and spread it to the table.
Geng Qing smiled and waved to Li Maozhen.
"To be honest, before I became an official, my favorite thing was to tinker with skills. I made a lot of torture instruments, which caught the eye of Gu Changshi, and then I squeezed into Chang'an. Now that I have arrived here, I dare not give up my hand to tinker with salt and iron. Why not let me continue to tinker with these things? Everyone is in peace and do their own things. Do you think it's okay?"
The paper spread out on the table, and what caught my eye were the armors that were painted with disassembly and painted.
Arms, helmets, heart protection glasses, breastplate, skirt armor, shoe armor, hanging legs, armor, falcon arms, falcons, falcon cover.... Including military uniforms, heads, and cloaks, there are sixteen or seventeen.
The people who traveled to Li Maozhen could see at a glance that this was the Mingguang Armor, but some places were different.
"Is this a salt and iron painted?"
"Of course, on the way, I thought about what kind of meeting gift to send to the governor, and then I thought of the people in the army who must love swords and armor, so I simply painted a pair of armor on the car. I wonder if it would be possible?"
Li Maozhen smiled and said, "How can it not be done? With such armor and armor, it is extremely powerful. Since the salt and iron envoy like to play with these, it's best."
There was a warning in his words, and of course he didn't believe that a hundred people could make waves on this land. The team outside was just some people who could punch and punch. If they really wanted to hedge the army, even if a thousand came, they would be just a dead soul under the knife.
Geng Qing looked at the other party and laughed.
"Director Li Jie was relieved. He only wanted to spend a few years in Longzhou, and then he could happily return to Chang'an to report his work. If he did not make mistakes, he would be considered a meritorious service."
"Why remember the words of salt and iron." Li Maozhen pointed at him with his finger. There was no obstacle for such a person to be placed on the ground. The two sat back at the table and had tea and joked for a while, and then invited them to enter the city together.
The days that followed were indeed as Geng Qing said. After staying at the Salt and Iron Bureau, he rarely went out. Occasionally, he often went out for a walk, to see the customs and customs of Longzhou, buy some specialties, and ask Li Maozhen for some fine iron and cowhide. The latter came to visit from time to time, and often saw Geng Qing in front of the stove set up in the yard, directing his subordinates to beat the red iron sheets. Some of the made armor leaves were spliced together in the hands of the craftsmen, and part of the outline of the armor could be vaguely seen.
More than ten days passed, and the weather gradually became colder.
In the burning fire in the yard, Geng Qing wiped the sweat stains on his forehead, threw the rag to a craftsman, and asked Dachun to go out to buy some things.
Jiuyu, Chen Hu and others followed closely behind and came out of the Salt and Iron Bureau together.
"Ji Chang, it's been half a month. If you fiddle with these things day by day, your subordinates may be restless." Jiuyu walked behind and said in a low voice.
"It's not good. I haven't had such time to do what I like for a long time." Geng Qing held a paper umbrella to block the sunshine above her head, and watched the ethnic groups with different costumes wandering on the streets, "... Maybe, my boss's ability will be wiped out, and it's just a double happiness."
As he said this, when he walked past a woman wrapped in white towels and picked a few naan breads, someone suddenly rushed over from the street in front of him. It was a man from Dou Wei's army and lakes. He was very fast and moved around the passing figure and came here.
"Boss, I just heard the news from Chang'an that Zhang Dutong was imprisoned..."
At the stall over there, the naan bread I picked up was put back. Geng Qing looked at the woman opposite and smiled, "I won't buy it anymore."
Chapter completed!