Chapter 3 Entering Beijing (3)
Changing into a new scarlet official uniform, his personal soldiers held a round mirror, and from the polished smooth mirror, Liu Yu could roughly see his appearance. It's better to go to the water's edge to see the reflection clearly, he suddenly remembered the kind of glass mirror he had resold, this Lin'an City's consumption power should far exceed that of Dadu, why don't you get a batch? Make a name for yourself in the palace first.
He really didn't want to participate in this ceremony, this is not the Internet era in later generations, and walking around the street may become popular. In the current situation, it is difficult to say whether the onlookers can see their appearance clearly, of course, since they are going to take such a trip, the necessary image should still be taken into account, he has prepared such a young and promising appearance according to the standards of this world, and he feels very good.
Walking out of his residence in the post station with a few personal soldiers, he saw Jiang Cai, who was also dressed up at a glance, and every piece of armor on the Lin armor was polished, and the joy on his face could not be hidden. Liu Yu walked towards him with a smile, greeting him while continuing his mount.
"Old Jiang, looking at the spring breeze on your face, I don't know if I thought you were going to ask for a wife and concubine, and the old tree would bloom." They were about half a day later than Liu Yu, and Jiang Cai and the cavalry didn't even get on the boat, not to mention the hard work all the way, but fortunately, the boat was not fast, and they didn't have to run with all their might.
"Taishou said and laughed, how can there be such a scenery when marrying a wife and taking a concubine, Jiang really didn't expect that he could have such a day, this is all thanks to Taishou's blessing." Liu Yu shook his head, even people like Jiang Cai began to speak tricky, it can be seen that once he enters the capital, it is as deep as the sea.
"It's not too guarded for a long time, Lao Jiang, you say this, is it a curse that can't be promoted, and you have to be this Laoshizi too guarded?" Liu Yu deliberately raised his face and made a joke about him, Jiang was stunned, and then reacted, the two can be regarded as acquainted, but the battle of Jiankang has been stressful, and this kind of joke has not been used for a long time.
"Zhige, with your merits, how can it be a choice for Luchen, I don't know where I will go, Li Shuai had the intention of staying in Jiankang, but unfortunately he failed to do so. If it can't be under you or Li Shuai, this official will be boring. Jiang Cai said a little depressedly, since he returned to the north, he has been suppressed many times, otherwise with his ability, he would not be a deputy capital now.
"Old Jiang, it doesn't matter if what you say is true or not, anyway, if you really have to follow a certain path when the time comes, you don't have to complain, haha." Liu Yu laughed and patted him on the shoulder, he himself was also promoted by Li Tingzhi, and he was not adopted, it seems that the imperial court really doesn't want his strength to be too inflated, which Liu Yu has discussed with Yang Xingqian.
The two of them laughed and drove the horses forward slowly, according to the system, except for the two of them and a few officials from the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple, the other ordinary sergeants could only walk. Fortunately, this royal street is only more than ten miles, there is not much difference between riding a horse and walking, and most of the selected ones are Jiang Cai's department, and they are the same as their own generals, one by one, they are extremely excited.
As for the prisoners and seizures they brought, they have already been taken over by the forbidden army of the front division of the palace, and now they are temporarily detained in the Lin'an Mansion, and now they have to go to meet those forbidden troops first, and then they will go to participate in the prisoner sacrifice ceremony attended by the empress dowager's personal decree and hundreds of officials.
When approaching the gate of the post station, they unexpectedly met another group of people, and the two teams arrived at the door almost at the same time, Liu Yu looked at their outfits, and immediately knew that this was still an acquaintance. It's just that the person on the other side doesn't seem to know him, and an official from Honglu Temple, who was leading the way in front, came over to greet him.
"This is the envoy of the Yuan people, several of them are the chief and deputy envoys, that person seems to be a scholar, who was invited by the imperial court to watch the ceremony, a few must not conflict with them, otherwise it will be difficult for the lower officials to deal with them." The official walked up to Liu Yu's horse and explained to him in a low voice, and Liu Yu nodded and looked at the young man who was the leader.
Lian Xixian was stared at so directly, but he didn't have much annoyance, the other party was almost as young as him, and he looked dressed a little lower than his grade, but this was already very dazzling in the Great Song Dynasty, which was a scholar in the Manchu Dynasty. He followed the other's gaze and arched his hand with a smile.
Liu Yu turned his horse's head, crossed the official and came to Lian Xixian, looking at him condescendingly, which was already quite rude. The official thought that he was going to make some moves, and hurriedly ran over to try to dissuade him, Yan Zhongfan and the others behind Lian Xixian all showed anger on their faces, only he was still smiling and looking at the people on the horse.
"You're from the north, do you know what you're going to see today?" Liu Yu swept over a few of them and said with a slight smile. Although these people arrived a few days early, they have been staying in the post station, and like themselves, they have not even been able to enter the gate of the capital division.
"I know, your country's guide has already informed Yu and others that today is a prisoner sacrifice ceremony held by your country for the Jiankang War, and I came here for this matter, so I naturally want to take a look." Lian Xixian listened to his voice and felt a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, but the person in front of him was indeed unknown to him.
"That's fine, this is Lin'an City, you'd better pay attention to what you say and do, otherwise it won't be good if the people are angry and tear you to pieces." Liu Yu laughed, didn't wait for them to reply, turned the horse's head and returned to his side, Jiang Cai didn't know what grievances he had with that person, and looked back curiously.
Lian Xixian waved his hand to stop the angry actions of several deputies, that person was right, this is in the capital of the enemy country, Song Cai has just won the battle, it is when the people's morale is high, words and deeds should be careful. They stood by the door and watched the rows of sergeants march by, this should be the so-called victorious division, so what, how many such sergeants are there in the Song Dynasty, but Da Yuan has a million male divisions, Lian Xixian's smile did not diminish at all, and he didn't take the little episode just now to heart.
At this moment, in the capital city thousands of miles away, in the huge yurt placed in the imperial garden, several people were watching something around a wooden table. In addition to Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan people, and Boyan, who had just returned to Beijing, there were also Guo Shoujing, the supervisor of the capital water, and the chief of the gunners of the Huihui, tens of thousands of households Yisi Mayin and others.
"Ruosi, I really can't see what this does, and I don't know how to make it, the copper wire in it is as thin as a hair, do the southerners already have this technique? I've never heard of it. A civil official in his forties picked up a piece of wire wrapped in rubber and pointed to the exposed copper wire and said to Guo Shoujing.
"It's just incredible, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I not believe it, this is money made of copper? How did they do it. Yi Si Ma Si sighed in stiff Chinese, Guo Shoujing stared at the pile of things on the table and was silent, in addition to knowing that the money was copper, some of them were iron pieces, and he didn't even know what it was made of.
This pile of things was brought back to Beijing by Boyan, it came from the siege of the city, that day the Song spies broke through the cordon they set up at the north gate and returned to the city, and the ten thousand households who were responsible for the security of the north gate ordered the mountain to be closed and searched, and found a few Song spies who were not hiding in the mountains, and it is strange to say that these Song people don't want their lives, but they must smash this thing before they die, so they were sent to Boyan by the busy Gugang, but where did Boyan recognize it.
Seeing that several of the best ministers in the court could not be recognized, Boyan was also helpless, this time the battle, there were too many things that were incomprehensible, all beyond his cognition. Therefore, he has always been unwilling, and the people here don't know anything, so only those who use them in this world know.
Kublai Khan was not as surprised as they were, and there was a piece of "Tie Sundial" from the Ding family's shop in his arms, which he had asked someone to open, and those round wheels with teeth were turning on their own without the action of external forces, and this kind of magic could not be explained by mortals, those southerners! Kublai Khan had a Chinese word in his mind for "plaything to lose his mind."
"You see, I tried to piece together these black pieces, and it was a square object that could be held in the palm of my hand, and these threads should be contained in them. Fang Cai Boyan Zuocheng said that this was obtained from the spies of the Song people, and they regarded it as their lives, so for a spy, what would be so precious? ”
Guo Shoujing pointed to the half of the box that he had put together according to the gap and said, hearing his words, several people around looked at it and thought about it. The heaviest thing for the spies must be the news, but this is obviously not, that is, this thing is related to the news they have discovered, and the box used to hold the news? Guo Shoujing shook his head, how could he be ruined at the cost of his life.
"Can it shine and carry news into the city?" It is indeed a bit difficult for people in the thirteenth century to guess the technology of the twenty-first century, and this is already the most incredible thing they can think of.
"No, before those people broke through the siege, there had never been anything abnormal around Jiankang City, to be honest, if they hadn't appeared by themselves, they wouldn't have imagined that there were still spies hiding in the mountain. Think about it, under such a siege, even if you find out the news, how can you send it back to the city? Oh, no," Boyan said, suddenly patting his thigh and remembering something important.
"They also have a thing that can transmit human voices for miles and is still clearly audible, which the Song people used to disturb the rest of our army, and in those days, a certain person was tortured to the point that he could not sleep day and night, and he was miserable. Could this little box be related to sound? "I have to say that Boyan has gotten as close to the truth as possible, but even if Liu Yu sues him here, they can't believe it.
"It doesn't matter, no matter what this is, as long as it is made by the southerners, there is a way to find out. Lian Xixian, aren't they in the Song people, I will send someone to inform them, and find a way to find out about this news, it is better than you guessing here. ”
Kublai Khan's words put an end to this prize quiz, these things are just tricks in his opinion, and the battlefield is still a real knife ~ gun, otherwise why did the Song people have been weak for so many years, and when Jiangnan is pacified, those skilled craftsmen can use it for themselves, just like those who return to the general. R1058