Seeing this, Xu Xiang hurriedly said to the captain: "Don't listen to him, he Yun Xiaoshui has always been good at sensationalism!" Bets are just a form of playfulness and don't affect the big picture in the slightest. Our project will not stop, and will continue to be repaired! ”

"Good! I'll bet with you! However, the gambling is a little bigger! ”

"Bigger? What's the big law? Is it possible that you want to gamble with your life? Xu Xiang shouted in surprise, frightened the captain, and kept shaking his head and saying:

"No, no, no, no! Master Craftsman, Lord Zhixian, you only know that Xu Xiang is the righteous son of Lord Zhao, but this official now knows his two identities...... Both are heavyweight statuses! ”

"Two ...... Identity? What's that? ”

"He, Xu Xiang, is also the nephew of Lord Taishi Ling Wangling! And this identity is in the front, and it is also the direct reason why he entered the army and was promoted quickly, and Lord Wang personally greeted General Mengda! Becoming the righteous son of Lord Zhao is a later thing, and the official didn't know it before! ”

"No wonder he's so arrogant! There is no fear! Jia Zhixian muttered in a low voice.

Yun Xiaoshui frowned and said, "I don't gamble my life!" There is no need! The gambling money I want to expand is, no matter who loses the bet, I will ask the captain and the magistrate to play this matter to the court in detail and truthfully, so that the first emperor knows and the hundred officials know! ”

"This ...... What's the point? The captain asked, puzzled.

"I can't say it for sure, but you'll understand when the game begins! He has bad intentions when he gambles on this! ”

"No, it won't! Master Craftsman, you think too much! Good! The official and Jia Zhixian testified and promised to report the ins and outs of the matter in detail afterwards! Bet on it! ”

With the consent of the captain, the gamble between Yun Xiaoshui and Xu Xiang began. Yun Xiaoshui took the four guards to the field to measure it, and then calculated that the final result was 99,999 bricks and 5,555 stones.

According to the bet, after the completion of the project, use one more or less brick or stone, even if the cloud is small.

As a result, after the completion of the project, Yun Xiaoshui repeatedly reminded the craftsmen of the masonry that the size was a little wrong, the bricks were a little tilted, and the adhesive lime plaster used in the middle was unevenly paved. However, those craftsmen cowered and looked at Xu Xiang's eyes, not listening to Yun Xiaoshui.

Yun Xiaoshui was so anxious that he repeatedly emphasized that there would be an accident if he built it like this, but to no avail. He told the captain and Jia Zhixian again and again, and asked him to order people to record all these facts truthfully.

In the end, when the project was completed, there was exactly one brick left, but Yun Xiaoshui immediately used a wooden board to hold some lime plaster, ordered Flash to pick up the brick and follow him to the back eaves of the city gate tower, and chose a place to plaster the lime plaster, so that Flash put the brick on the platform.

Xu Xiang quit, sneered and ordered the soldiers to drive Yun Xiaoshui away on the spot.

"Wait! If I lose, I'll get out of here on my own! However, I didn't lose! ”

"Humph! Everybody's watching! The remaining brick was carried by you and placed on the eaves! Xu Xiang said loudly. Of course, everyone understands his purpose, which is to let everyone hear that Yun Xiaoshui is cheating!

"Lord Lieutenant, Lord Magistrate, please testify, I heard clearly, these craftsmen deliberately squeezed out the space of a brick in the process of masonry, and finally there was only one left, if it was not intentional, there would not be a single brick left.

This brick is not superfluous, their intentional behavior caused the gatehouse to lose its balance, I took a lot of effort to find the balance point, the brick placed there just to make the whole gatehouse balanced, so the brick is not redundant, but the most important, it should be called 'Dingcheng God Brick', it is a brick given by the gods, a brick is a brick!

It must not be moved, as long as it is moved, no, even if it is moved half a foot, the gatehouse of this pass will soon collapse, and it will fall inward in its entirety. ”

"! Your prodigy master has always been good at deceiving people and sensationalizing! Don't listen to him, Lord Lieutenant! Didn't the brick also lay on the ground when he didn't carry it? And it's not too long! Why didn't the gatehouse collapse? Don't try to play tricks, hurry up and get out of the way for General Ben! ”

"You? Are you sure you didn't let the craftsmen secretly squeeze out a brick? Xu Junhou! ”

"What are you talking about! Nonsense! I don't understand what you're saying at all! Hurry up and get yours out! ”

"You dare to do anything wrong with such a big and serious matter, who gave you the guts?

I finally advise you, that brick is not superfluous, only the dispensable and useless brick is a superfluous brick, and that brick is very important, it stays where it should be now, don't touch it! Otherwise, the gatehouse will collapse, and the entire Jiayuguan project will be wasted! ”

"Go, go! ! How can it be so evil? Didn't you say that useless bricks are the ones that are left? The brick you moved up, I'll say it's redundant! I'm going to have someone move it down now! ”

"Don't! Never! I didn't lose, so let's get out of here, okay? Don't touch that brick! ”

"Cut! Why don't you lose and leave? To leave here is to lose! Ha ha! ! Prodigy Craftsman Little Adult! With that, Xu Xiang turned to the two soldiers beside him and said, "You two go and move that brick down!" ”

"Don't!"

"Go!"

"What if something happens?"

"Something? I'm taking my life! ”

"Lord Lieutenant, Lord Magistrate! Please get out of here, and everyone stay away from the gatehouse. Fast! Please all listen to me and run to the outside of the gatehouse! ”

Under Yun Xiaoshui's hoarse urging, except for Xu Xiang and dozens of guards around him, as well as two people who went to the gate to move bricks, all obeyed Yun Xiaoshui's arrangement, and some ran to the distance, mainly some soldiers and servants, and some went to the outside of the gatehouse at the gate.

Yun Xiaoshui, Lord Lieutenant, and Jia Zhixian all walked to the outside of the gatehouse with their respective subordinates and stood and watched.

As the two soldiers carried the brick down, Xu Xiang also walked slowly towards the outside of the gatehouse. He had just walked through the gatehouse cave not far away, and a few of his guards had not come out of the gatehouse hole, when he heard a loud "boom", and the entire gatehouse of the gate collapsed, and it was the inward toppling.

In addition to burying the two soldiers who were moving bricks, Xu Xiang's several guards who walked behind were also buried under the door hole, and 12% of them were stoned to death.

Xu Xiang sat down on the ground with an "ah", and the dust and gas waves raised by the fallen masonry of the gatehouse made him discouraged, and most of the dozens of guards were knocked to the ground, and there were few people standing.

"Captain! It's clear, and you've seen it all! Let's take care of the following things! Don't forget to grab a few craftsmen and ask what someone forced them to do when they were laying bricks.

I'm leaving! But I didn't leave here because I lost my bet, I left because I won my bet and I hated it! Yun Xiaoshui suddenly shouted, and after speaking, he led people away without hesitation! Stay, everyone stands on the spot.

"The Divine Decree has arrived! Order the defenders here to set up a makeshift camp tent within three days! "A light cavalry of a dozen people came in the dust.