Yuan Xi squinted at Yuan Shang's trembling hand and asked, "Third brother, do you have any opinions?" ”

Yuan Shang's heart was about to break, and he said: "It's not easy to forge this iron armor, do you really want to melt it all?" ”

He was already scolding his mother in his heart, and the first to scold was Yi Jing's guard Zhao Rui. Obviously, it was this Zhao Rui who wrote a letter to ask him to go with reinforcements, but he was ambushed as soon as he went. He had a faint smell of conspiracy. After all, Zhao Rui is the defender of Youzhou, and Youzhou is Yuan Xi's territory, is there some reluctance between the two? The second thing to scold is his second brother, why do you want to hack your iron armor like this, just ask for it, maybe you will ask for it if you are generous, but what is it like this? also suppressed the gains of the bandits, and also reduced his own Nanpi soldiers to bandits, you are a bandit, and your whole family is a bandit.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and although he was depressed in his heart, he didn't show it on his lips, and if he said it, wouldn't he admit that his troops were vulnerable, wouldn't he admit that he had fallen into a trap, wouldn't it be a pure joke? This face can't be lost, and death can't admit that these iron armors are his own.

Yuan Xi said: "Hey, I don't know where this group of thieves got this batch of iron armor, anyway, it was robbed, and if it is melted, it will be melted, and it will be a useful thing when it is made into farm tools." These bulky guys can't go to the battlefield at all. ”

Yuan Shang felt that his heart was dripping blood, these iron armors were all money from the treasury of Nanpi, and he finally pulled out so much gold, summoned the blacksmith, and was busy for half a month, but you brought it over with a sentence of "it is useless", have you considered the feelings of others?

Yuan Xi continued: "I don't know who has a broken brain, thinking that he can gallop on the battlefield with heavy armor?" Can you wear this kind of thing? I don't even know how to die! If you want to defend against bows and arrows, bamboo armor is enough, and if you want to defend against swords, what's the use of wrapping a layer of iron sheet? You can't fight bravely to kill it, and the enemy can't stand on a stake for you to split, and you can't run away, how can you kill the enemy? ”

"Second brother, don't talk about it......" Yuan Shang covered his eyes, tears almost coming out.

Yuan Xi looked at him and said, "Third brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yuan Shang wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "I accidentally got into the sand......"

Yuan Xi said: "So, third brother, you must help me find the best craftsmen, I have the drawings here, and within the next month, they must all be completed, and I will wait to go back and use them." Well, I'm going to stay with you for a month. ”

When Yuan Xi and the others pushed the car away, the courtyard was empty, and Wei Yuanjin couldn't support it anymore, and sat down on the ground. He scratched his big bald head and muttered, "Third son, this ...... What the hell is going on? ”

Yuan Shang was also at a loss, and did not speak for a long time.

Wei Yuanjin said: "If the second prince knows that these things are ours, why do you still push us to take a turn, isn't this a blatant provocation?" ”

Yuan Shang's pupils contracted suddenly, and his fists were clenched, but he didn't let go after a while, and said, "Probably not, my second brother is a person...... It shouldn't be that stupid. From childhood to adulthood, once he got a benefit, he would only secretly hide and have fun. ”

Wei Yuanjin said: "Then what's going on?" Are we really going to help him melt this batch of iron armor? That's something we've been accumulating with great difficulty. ”

Yuan Shang's face was as pale as water, pretending to be an ancient well, and said, "What's the matter?" He patted the shoulder of Wei Yuanjin, who was sitting on the ground, and said, "When men do things, they should take a long-term view. The gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, put up with this breath for the time being. ”

Wei Yuanjin said hatefully: "That Zhao Rui is not a good thing, and he will join forces with the second son to trap us...... Third son, I really can't swallow this breath, you give me a thousand people, I must give Zhao Rui a little color to see. ”

Yuan Shang said: "No! Zhao Rui is General Chunyu's right-hand man, and I can't afford to provoke him. He suddenly felt a shock in his heart, and immediately figured out the cause and effect, and patted his head and said: "It's not that simple......

"How?" Wei Yuanjin looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, yes, it must be like this...... Yuan Shang said: "It's dangerous, it's dangerous." ”

Wei Yuanjin was still at a loss.

Yuan Shang thought as he walked into the house, "That's right, it must be like this." This time, it seems that there is a master manipulation. Using Zhao Rui to cause disputes, it seems that my second brother is also in the dark. It must be Qingzhou! Definitely! Deliberately provoked a fight between me and my second brother, and then watched the joke on the sidelines, as long as the matter was poked out, he could profit from it. ”

He thought about it and couldn't help but take a cool breath.

Wei Yuanjin staggered into the room with Yuan Shang, frowning and not speaking. In the room, the beautiful singer Shi'er regained her dignified appearance, and her beautiful eyes were staring at the two of them.

Yuan Shang's arm suddenly rose up, and then fell down again.

"Yuan Jin, this matter ...... Don't say it yet, the people below also have to take care of their mouths, and don't let my second brother know that this batch of iron armor is ours. ”

Wei Yuanjin hurriedly said: "This is too aggrieved, isn't it......?"

"You know what?" Yuan Shang pressed the hand on his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "This is a big game of chess, the person who plays chess is not here, nor is it in Youzhou, there!" He pointed to his south.

"Qingzhou?" Yuan Jinjin closed his mouth in surprise.

Yuan Shang nodded slowly and said, "If the general trend is like today, it will gradually become clearer." You are my confidant, and I am not afraid to tell you that I will go south in less than two years, and whoever can emerge in this Central Plains War will have a chance to inherit the throne. As you continue to train the new troops, you must pinch them together. There's going to be a war soon. In comparison, this batch of iron armor is insignificant, so I should have given it to my second brother. Take a long-term view, don't fall for the trick, we admit this loss. Our opponent is in the south, not in Youzhou. ”

Wei Yuanjin's gaze gradually deepened with his words, he is a smart person, and he can understand everything.

"My second brother is in Youzhou, and he has already been out of this game of chess, and he can't pose a threat. This kind of thing happened this time, obviously someone wanted to make a fuss about it. The intentions are sinister, the intentions are sinister. If I get into trouble with my second brother, I will be easily seen as a joke. You must hold back, think it through, it's just a little thing, don't mess with yourself. ”

Wei Yuanjin hugged his fists and said: "It's still the third son who is wise." ”

The singer Shi'er on the side looked at the two people inexplicably.

Yuan Shangdao: "Fortunately, this incident also made me see a reality. I didn't find out before, it turned out that the second brother was the winner in this game of chess...... Qingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou. To achieve our goal, we have to win over my second brother. Once he is on my side, Youzhou will become our rear, and we will win. ”

Wei Yuanjin was dizzy for a while, feeling that he couldn't keep up with his train of thought, and hurriedly asked, "But...... But I don't think the second son took us seriously. ”

He thought to himself, Yuan Xi naturally doesn't take himself as a general in his eyes, but it seems that he doesn't seem to have some due enthusiasm for you, the third brother. However, he didn't dare to say it directly, so he used 'we' as his name.

Yuan Shang rubbed his temples and thought for a while: "Only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one win a hundred battles, and now the second brother has been going to Youzhou for a few months, but I don't know anything, I really ignore him." ”

He turned his head to look at the singer Shi'er, who was sitting silently on the side, a pair of thin shoulders slightly downward, and the sides of the smooth neck, revealing obvious collarbones. Her head was tilted slightly, her eyes were looking at the ground, and her long eyelashes fluttered.

Yuan Shang said to himself: "My second brother has been away from home for so many days, and even if my sister-in-law is as beautiful as a fairy, she is not around. Men, I can't stand loneliness all the time......"