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Hu Guiyang took his two-year-old son to recognize the grave of Zhao Ying and his wife, "This is my grandfather, this is my grandmother, and this is my second uncle, their surname is Zhao, their surname is Sun, and our surname is Hu." They're dead, I'm going to die too, and then you're you, little tree. ”

The son in his arms suddenly began to cry.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, if people die, the lights go out, and the first person who dies will not come back to harm you." Hu Guiyang said with a smile, "Tomb sweeping is a ritual that means that the living still remember the ...... the dead."

Xiao Kill Xiong came over, snatched the little tree, and said angrily, "Why are you scaring him?" ”

"No, he didn't understand what I was saying, probably hungry."

Once out of the city to sweep the tomb, Hu Guiyang brought more than 20 entourages, so vast that outsiders saw it and thought it was a prince traveling, but in fact, the real owner was Hu Guiyang's divine jade.

In the past few years, no one has tried to capture the Divine Jade again, but no one has left, and a few former Inhumans have come to defect.

Hu Guiyang led the team back to the city, and as soon as he turned to the official road, he saw more than ten knights galloping from the direction of Tongzhou City.

"A bunch of dead eunuchs." Xiao Shouxiong snorted behind Hu Guiyang, he liked to listen to books since three years ago, and often spent a day in the teahouse, and he was used to listening to stories of loyalty, and his impression of eunuchs was getting worse and worse.

"You can't afford to mess with a dead eunuch." Hu Guiyang said with a smile and grabbed his son Xiaoshu's hands, "Look, how interesting it is for a dead eunuch to ride a live horse on the road." ”

Xiao Kill Bear snorted again.

The "dead eunuchs" had obviously run over, but suddenly they all turned around again, and one of them came to everyone and said loudly: "The one in front is Hu Guiyang, the captain of Jinyi?" ”

Hu Guiyang was not wearing an official uniform, but he was also recognized, "It's down there, which father-in-law is opposite?" ”

"Former Xichang Wang Gong, please take a step to speak."

Hu Guiyang was taken aback, he didn't expect that such a coincidence would meet Wang Zhi on the road, hand over his son to Xiao Kill Xiong, pat the horse himself, and follow the messenger to meet the old man.

"Haha, sure enough, it's Wang Gong, you've grown up a lot, but I'm starting to get old."

Wang Zhi rode on the horse, frowned, then stretched and scolded, "You kid is still as arrogant as before, and you won't get off the horse when you see me?" ”

"The West Factory is gone, what else do I worship?"

The West Factory has long been dismantled, Wang Zhi has been in the foreign supervision army for several years, and was driven to Nanjing, which is considered to be a loss of power, but no one has ever dared to expose his scars in person.

Wang Zhi was stunned for a while, and then scolded, "I almost forgot how annoying you are, and your few words reminded me." ”

"Wang Gong has a good memory, why did Wang Gong come back? Is it to reopen the West Factory? I've been idle lately......"

"I won't look for you again when I reopen, just make trouble for me." Wang Zhi waved his hand and motioned for the eunuch to retreat to the side, he wanted to talk to Hu Guiyang in private, "There is something big going on in the capital, you haven't heard of it at all?" ”

"The Gunpowder Bureau is going to build a new receiver?" This is the big thing in Hu Guiyang's mind.

"What's the big deal? It's just nonsense, but it may be affected. Wang Zhi suddenly lowered his voice, "Your Majesty is sick in bed, and you will call me to return to Beijing as soon as possible." I won't say much else, but I'll tell you one thing: when the West Factory opens again, the first thing I have to do is destroy the receiver and exile the witch. ”

"Hey, does Wang Gong have a grudge against the receiver?"

"You really don't understand anything. Go back and ask someone else, put away the divine jade, and I'll call it soon. ”

"What are you calling?"

Wang Zhi ignored him, greeted his entourage, and walked away.

When Hu Guiyang returned to the city, it was already evening, but he still had to go out and said to Xiaocao: "I'm going to He's house." ”

"Which one? Oh, I see, go ahead and remember to come back alive. ”

Hu Guiyang left with a smile.

The He siblings and Ah Yin still live in a small house in Nancheng, and they haven't been here for a few years, and the yard is even more dilapidated, and it seems that no one has cleaned it for a long time.

He Wu Maniac opened the door and did not squeak, as if he did not know the comer.

"I, Hu Guiyang."

"I know it's you, what are you doing?"

"Come and ask for debt."

"Huh? When did we owe you money? ”

"I don't owe it now, but I will owe it soon."

"What are these words......

Hu Guiyang squeezed in, stood outside the door, and said loudly: "There are changes in the palace, are you prepared?" ”

He Sanchen opened the door and came out.

Hu Guiyang was secretly shocked in his heart, he hadn't seen him for a few years, He Sanchen's appearance had not changed much, but his expression was very different from before, no longer as gentle as before, more and more resolute, as if she was troubled by countless problems, but she refused to give up or retreat.

"You've heard that, too?" He Sanchen asked.

"Well, I heard that the emperor is seriously ill, and I'm afraid he won't be able to get through it. The crown prince's ascension to the throne is not good for you and the new receiver. ”

"It's just a matter of currying favor with a new emperor."

"It's not that simple, the ten-year period is almost here, and there is no sign of the Heavenly Machine Ship coming back, and the new receiver has not been successfully manufactured, right? The emperor's dream of immortality was shattered. As for the crown prince, can you think of how much torture he has endured over the years? ”

The emperor's dream of immortality is the prince's nightmare.

"Then wait, when the new emperor also has the dream of immortality, I can continue to build the machine box again."

"Alas, you don't hold out for ten years anymore?"

"A cycle of the Heavenly Machine Ship is not necessarily a mortal's year, you are right. But the Heavenly Machine Ship will definitely come back, definitely. ”

Hu Guiyang took out the divine jade, "Give it back to you, you will need it soon." ”

He Sanchen was slightly stunned, "Everyone knows that the divine jade is in your hands, and you hand it over to me, aren't you afraid of offending the prince?" ”

Hu Guiyang smiled: "Don't offend the new emperor, how can you be considered Hu Guiyang?" ”

He Sanchen stepped forward to take the divine jade and muttered: "Six years ago, it was a divine power, but now it is just a machine core, but unfortunately I can't use it in my casing." ”

"For those who still regard it as divine power, this jade is still of great use." Hu Guiyang bowed his hand and left.

He Wu Maniac opened the door and couldn't help but say, "Will you come often in the future?" ”

"Your family is too small, go to me, I'll invite you to drink."

He Wu Madman glanced at the third sister and mumbled vaguely.

It was late at night when he returned home, and Hu Guiyang was lying on the bed, but he didn't fall asleep.

Xiaocao turned around and asked softly, "Trouble again?" ”

"No matter how big the trouble is, it can't compare to the two naughty children Xiaohua and Xiaoshu."

"Who taught them to be like this? It's all you, Zhao Aqi, and Xiao Killing Xiong who protect me, so I can't beat or scold, you have such a big ability, why didn't you have a child by yourself in the first place? ”

Hu Guiyang hugged his wife in his arms, "I will return the Shenyu, and I will not participate in any trouble." ”

"Alas, you don't want to, I'm afraid that others won't agree."

The next morning, Yuan Mao and Fan Dajian visited, these two usually come to the door in the afternoon and drink until the evening before leaving, but today came early, Hu Guiyang guessed that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Fan Dajian didn't shout today, he remained silent from the moment he entered the house, and Yuan Mao spoke.

"I'm here on behalf of the East Palace, the East Palace has always admired Captain Hu, and I hope you can return to Jinyiwei to do things."

"Hehe, Jinyi Wei is full of talents, what can I do?"

"Conquer demons and eliminate demons, and restore a quiet world."

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Please Brother Yuan go back and tell the East Palace, you saw me thinking carefully, but I still won't go back to Jinyiwei, there is no other reason, a lazy person, decadent for many years, raised a lazy meat, and I can't move if I want to." ”

Yuan Mao was not surprised by this answer at all, and said with a smile: "Donggong knows that Captain Hu has been living idlely and cannot take up an important position immediately, so I hope you can go to take charge of the Gunpowder Bureau first." ”

"The Gunpowder Bureau is too regulated."

"Jinyi Wei usually sends a person to sit in the town, this position has been vacant, and Captain Hu is just right."

Hu Guiyang was still hesitating, and Fan Dajian said: "Agree, if you don't take over the Gunpowder Bureau, the receiver won't be built." ”

"Donggong wants to continue building the machine box?" Hu Guiyang was a little surprised.

"Donggong didn't agree, it was the two of us who persuaded Donggong, thinking that the receiver was about to be completed, and it was a pity to destroy it, so it was better to give a little more time. But Donggong doesn't trust any eunuchs, so he wants you to take care of things. Fan Dajian said.

"Why are you two wading into troubled waters?" Hu Guiyang was still surprised.

"Remember Qiu Lianshi?" Once Fan Dajian spoke, he didn't give Yuan Mao a chance.

"Of course I remember that he escaped on Qionghua Island and has not shown up all these years."

"He returned to Gu Zhong Xian and collected the dream of the Heavenly Machine Ship together, and later Gu Zhong Xian died......"

"The fairy in the valley is dead?"

"It was three years ago. Qiu Lianshi gathered a group of so-called 'divine servants' and continued to collect dreams, and finally came to the same conclusion as He Sanchen, the Heavenly Machine Ship will come again, but the time is difficult to determine. ”

"Haven't you ever had a similar dream in the East Palace?"

"If Donggong doesn't say it, who can know? But Donggong has already said that the heavenly machine ship is demagogic, if even the emperor thinks that it is a divine ship, what choice should the people make? A country cannot be destroyed by a ship. ”

"Hey, that's what I think." Hu Guiyang smiled and turned to Yuan Mao, "Be sure to relay my original words to the East Palace." ”

"Well, I'd say you're thinking the same as Donggong."

Fan Dajian continued: "Putting you in charge of the Gunpowder Bureau is not to make the receiver well, but to do it quietly and without traces. ”

Hu Guiyang stood up, "I accept this position." But I want to ask one more question, Wang Zhi will not be in power again, right? ”

"There will not be any eunuch in power, and after the East Palace ascends the throne, the first thing to solve is this drawback."

Ten days later, the emperor died, the crown prince ascended the throne, and the following year the name was changed to Hongji.

Hu Guiyang refused to be promoted, and remained stationed in the Gunpowder Bureau as a lieutenant in Jinyi, and released most of the craftsmen, leaving only a few to continue making machine cases.

Emperor Hongzhi reigned for 18 years, died young, died at the age of 36, and did not give the Gunpowder Bureau too much manpower and material resources throughout his life.

Another new emperor ascended the throne, and he was playful by nature and rejoiced in his achievements, but he never knew the true purpose of the Gunpowder Bureau, and naturally he would not ask about it.

Emperor Zhengde also died young, and the following Emperor Jiajing reigned for more than 40 years, and the Gunpowder Bureau became more and more commonplace.

In the eleventh year of Jiajing, when the receiver was finally built, there was no shock, and there was no record left, only He Wu was happy, and came to Hu Guiyang with a pot of wine, "This time the third sister can let go of her worries, come, let's get drunk and rest." ”

The two drank wildly, and there was no good food, so they recalled the old people who had passed away one by one.

"No one has ever believed in the Heavenly Ship anymore." Although He Wu is old, his body is tough, "Even I doubt that the scene I saw in Yunyang Mansion was real?" ”

"You hope that's true or not?"

He Wu Madman drank a glass of wine, "To tell you the truth, I hope it's fake, I also hope that we have never been to Yunyang Mansion, and the third sister may have married you a long time ago...... Forget it, it's useless to say this. Do you remember Mrs. Mei? ”

"Remember, I haven't heard from her for many years, why do you suddenly think of her?"

"It's the third sister, I went out a few months ago and met an old woman, like Mei Niangzi, who took her two grandchildren shopping. The third sister was very emotional after that, and always said that the Heavenly Machine Technique was harmful to people and could not be spread, but no one knew the Heavenly Machine Technique, and the casing was useless. She was distressed by this. ”

Hu Guiyang is also old, but his mouth has not changed, "Your third sister is also confused, what does Mei Niangzi have to do with Tianjiju?" ”

"I don't know, anyway, she has been feeling a lot lately. The receiver has been completed, I said come over to drink, she disagreed, saying that her life was ruined in the Heavenly Machine, and now she has finally succeeded, and she can't leave half a step. ”

Hu Guiyang was stunned for a moment, suddenly got up, and ran to the next room.

There was a huge receiver in the room, He Sanchen stood in front, heard the voice, turned around and smiled, in a trance, the years disappeared, and he revealed the gentle wisdom that had been buried for many years.

"As soon as this machine is fired, the divine ship will be destroyed."

"We don't even know when the Heavenly Machine Ship will come again."

"You don't need to know, the Heavenly Machine Ship planted a seed in the mortal world, and I will also bury a grain for it, and everyone will be with each other."

"After all these years, you're still not convinced."

"There shall be no unknown god above me."

He Wu madman also followed, with an inexplicable expression.

He Sanchen said to the two closest to him: "You don't need to find a successor, let the Heavenly Machine Technique be lost, without a little blood and a heart, the power of the box is not worth mentioning." The only divine jade is in this box, it doesn't need to be manipulated, as long as the Heavenly Machine Ship appears in the capital, it will cast itself. What you have to do is keep it. ”

"Let's protect the receiver together." He Wu madman said.

He Sanchen smiled slightly and said, "Cremate me, and leave no bones." ”

Hu Guiyang lived a long life, lived to the early years of Wanli, and entrusted one of his grandsons to take care of the receiver before his death.

After another few decades, the gunpowder bureau was white and the earthquake was dozens of miles, and most people attributed it to ghosts and gods.

(End of book)