Chapter 82: Take it in stride
Zheng Sheng returned to the study, and as soon as he sat down, a pigeon flew in. Zheng Sheng took off the letter paper tied to its feet and read through Zheng Wen's extremely scribbled letter.
"My great brother! Originally, I thought that you were spreading rumors, inciting people to make trouble, inciting Shi Man to blackmail me, and trying to make me have a bad relationship with Sima Chang. Unexpectedly, this is just your foreplay! ”
After reading the letter, Zheng Sheng confirmed two things.
The first thing, Sima Chang, the king of Shunyang, was coming, and he came faster than everyone expected: in about ten days, that is, around the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, he would arrive in Nanyang. Sima Chang was accompanied by his mother, Concubine Shi, Ma Xin of Xinye Company, and many other royal clans of the late Fufeng Wu King Sima Jun.
On the other hand, Ma Liang didn't lie to him, Ma's people really went to Nanyang and sued Zheng Wen. Taking advantage of this incident, Zheng Meng was already attacking Zheng Wen and controlling the caravan in Zheng Wen's hands.
Zheng Sheng couldn't think of what Zheng Miao wanted to do next, but Ma Liang told him that Zheng Miao asked the Ma clan to send someone from Shunyang to entangle Zheng Sheng, so that he could not leave Shunyang and go to Wancheng.
Ma Liang bet on Zheng Sheng, so he naturally had to consider the problem from Zheng Sheng's point of view, so he persuaded Zheng Sheng to rush to Nanyang as soon as possible.
But Zheng Sheng thought more, Nanyang is not his territory, Zheng Miao is the governor of Nanyang, and he still has the way to survive, this secret blade in his hand. Now, from Zheng Wen's letter, Zheng Sheng knows that he has mastered the situation in Nanyang.
When he went to Nanyang, he was actually a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.
Therefore, before he didn't know whether Ma Liang really wanted to help him, or if he had a scene with Zheng Meng and wanted to trick him into going to Nanyang, Zheng Sheng didn't want to go to Wancheng.
And now what's more critical is that he doesn't know what Zheng Miao wants to do at all. Controlling the Zheng family, befriending Sima Chang, and even sharing profits to the Ma family are all a result.
What is the current situation in Wancheng? How does Zheng Meng want to befriend Sima Chang? Zheng Sheng didn't know anything about these things.
If he wants to break Zheng Ming's conspiracy, he has to act. But how?
Zheng Sheng felt like a peerless master who had lost all his martial arts, he could only watch Zheng Miao do things in Nanyang City, but he couldn't do anything.
His foundation is Qingzhuling, but the Tiger Guard Camp is still very immature and can't do anything. Without Zheng Wen's help, he had no strength that could help him.
After all, he was only ten years old, and even though he was famous, others still regarded him as a child, and Zheng Sheng was not very willing to participate in social activities such as the Wenhui, so he had no friends who could help him in this matter.
"Xie Zhou? Shi? Zheng Sheng remembered the two he had met a few days ago, and these were the only people he had made in recent years who could help. Shi Liang is Concubine Shi's nephew and Sima Chang's nephew, but will Shi Liang help him? After all, the interaction between him and the Shi family was not pleasant.
And Xie Zhou and him are just nodding friends, will a person like him who is "clean and self-conscious" help?
In any case, Zheng Sheng wanted to give it a try, but Zheng Sheng didn't know if Xie Zhou was still in Shunyang, Sima Chang was coming, and he should be returning to Sima Chang's side.
Zheng Sheng thought that if Xie Zhou hadn't left yet, he could see Zhou Yi again. On the contrary, Zheng Sheng had to send someone to send the letter to Nanyang. After all, Xie Zhou and Shi Liang should all go to Nanyang to see Sima Chang. But to send the letter to Nanyang, Zheng Sheng was not sure if his people could deliver the letter to them.
Zheng Sheng's foreign aid can only be the two of them. Although Ma Liang bet on him, he would not help him too obviously, he could tell Zheng Sheng that the transaction between Zheng Luo and Ma was already the biggest help Ma Liang gave him.
In addition to inviting foreign aid, Zheng Sheng couldn't think of any other way for the time being.
Back to Jing Sixuan, Liu Wen'er was still busy. Zheng Sheng thought of his plan for the past half a month: to make fireworks and return to Qingzhuling, participate in the whole camp competition of the Tiger Guard Camp, and prepare for the New Year.
And Zheng Meng is preparing to seek and Sima Chang in this month.
Zheng Sheng couldn't imagine what his future life would be like when Zheng Miang achieved his goal.
Do you still want to make fireworks? Continuing to play things out of your mind? Don't want to forge ahead? Zheng Sheng thought with a frown. It seems pointless to make fireworks, and the most important thing for him now is to quickly find a way to sabotage Zheng Miao's plan! Save his future.
"Shizi, the seventh bowl is limestone, that is, calcium carbonate. I recognize it! Liu Wei'er came over and told him excitedly.
"Limestone, calcium carbonate?" Zheng Sheng was stunned, he really didn't pay attention to what they were, walked over, Zheng Sheng took a closer look, and found that what Liu Wei'er said was right, what was in the seventh bowl was calcium carbonate, which was a rare compound that he could find from the Jin Kingdom, after all, limestone and marble were very common things.
Liu Wei'er knows it because Zheng Sheng has popularized them in chemistry class, and his efforts have not been in vain.
"Shizi, will we continue to make fireworks today?" Liu Wei'er saw that Zheng Sheng seemed to be a little unsettled, and asked in a low voice.
Zheng Sheng thought about the scientific knowledge he popularized for everyone in class, and then thought of what he had been working hard for the past few years, running and exercising, in order to survive in troubled times in the future. The establishment of the Tiger Guard Battalion and the cultivation of his backbone force are to be able to do something in troubled times. Partnering with Zheng Wen to do business is to have enough capital to support his small stall.
He has been trying to do his own thing, because he has knowledge of the future and fear of troubled times, he has always stood on a level higher than most people in the world, and he lives for his current life.
Zheng Sheng didn't think about fighting with Zheng Ming, but as he strengthened himself, cultivated talents, accumulated wealth, and climbed technology, even if he was in Shunyang, Zheng Miao still felt his existence, and his strengthening, which Zheng Miao couldn't tolerate, he was like a sore throat for Zheng Ming!
There is no reconciliation between the two brothers, they can only be separated!
Zheng Sheng didn't plan to write letters to Xie Zhou and Shi Liang, it didn't make sense. That's not his style of doing things either. He dispelled all distractions, canceled all rough ideas to crack Zheng Ming's actions.
He began to devote himself to continuing to study the production of fireworks with Liu Wei'er.
In three days, Zheng Sheng and Liu Wei'er made barely qualified fireworks outer cylinders, and Zheng Sheng also chose a hemp rope with better adsorption effect, which can be successfully burned out in a cold and windy environment outside.
Then, he and Liu Wei'er made their first fireworks experiment, the Sniff No. 1, which was naturally taken from his and Liu Sn'er's names.
Zheng Sheng took Liu Wei'er, took the Wusheng No. 1, and went to the small hillside where the fireworks were set off that night.
This time it's daytime, after all, it's just an experiment, not for appreciation.
Zheng Sheng placed it firmly on the ground and pulled out a fuse that was nearly a meter long, Liu Wei'er was surprised by the length of the fuse, and now she knew that it was for safety reasons.
However, Liu Wei'er disagreed, she felt that Shizi was a little too cautious. The fuse is not a meter, and she has to hide ten feet away!
Zheng Sheng watched her retreat to the designated position, he took out the incense and lit it carefully, turned around and ran!
Zheng Sheng ran to Liu Wei'er's side and looked at her with a smile on her face, "Cover your ears!" Silly girl! ”
Zheng Sheng turned his head and looked over there.
Liu Wei'er also covered her ears, but she didn't mind what Zheng Sheng called her.
Half a sound, only to hear the sound of "boom-", Zheng Sheng saw that the paper tube was broken! The inside ball rose smoothly into the air, flew diagonally, and then made a loud noise, and the fire was overflowing.
The two ran over and saw that the bottom half of the paper tube had been "shattered".
"Exploded!" Liu Wei'er looked at it blankly, shuddering. It's horrible! Then a little bit of * completely ruined the paper tube she had worked so hard to make!
Zheng Sheng's tone was calm and excited: "The hardness of the paper tube is too low. But just a few more layers of glue and you're good to go! ”
"Other than this, there are no other problems, we succeeded!"
"Success?" Liu Wei'er was a little dazed, this was a success?
"The long march, cough cough. We have traveled 9,900 miles, and we are only a little bit of work left. ”
Back at the manor, Zheng Sheng bumped into a person again.
"Shizi." He walked up with a pleading face. Zheng Sheng thought that he couldn't keep hanging him, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that people's hearts would disperse.
"Yunchi, don't be in a hurry. We always have to figure things out little by little in order to make the right choice. Zheng Sheng persuaded him.
Zheng Yunchi, Zheng Wen's subordinate, was not in Nanyang when Zheng Meng made a move. Two days ago, after hearing that something had happened in Nanyang, he ran to Zheng Sheng.
In the past two days, Zheng Sheng has not done anything. For example, after Zheng Yunchi came, he was already mobilizing some of Zheng Wen's hidden forces, and Zheng Sheng asked them to go to Wancheng to investigate the situation.
Zheng Yunchi said to Zheng Sheng: "Shizi, the most important thing now is that you rush to Wancheng!" ”
Zheng Sheng shook his head and rejected this suggestion, he never thought of going back to Wancheng. What can I do when I go to Wancheng? Is it against Ma Suishan's people in court? Go and get his Tiger Guard battalion and people desperately? It's not worth it!
However, Zheng Sheng had to wait for someone to finally arrive.
Fang Qishan, Wei Mo, Xie Siyi. They were recruited by Zheng Sheng from Qingzhuling to do a difficult and dangerous thing.
Zheng Sheng was silent for a moment, waiting for them to catch their breath and warm their bodies. Zheng Sheng asked in a deep voice, "Do you want revenge?" ”
Xie Siyi's face changed, "Revenge? Wei Mo and Fang Qishan glanced at each other and did not speak. Of course, they want revenge, and although they are doing well now, their revenge has never been extinguished.
"Go back to Nanyang, go back to your village. You don't need to do much to prove that you are doing well and attract your people to come and live in Shunyang. When you meet Zheng Ming's cronies, you have to deal with them. Zheng Sheng said softly, "This is the first step plan. You are responsible for attracting Zheng Ming's attention and restraining his power. Later, if your people are willing to come to Shunyang, they can come. ”
Xie Siyi stood up, "Thank you, Shizi." I'm willing to go! ”
Zheng Sheng nodded slowly: "Don't be too risky, act carefully." ”