Chapter 53: An Unexpected Twist
"It's okay to say about Ximenqing, after all, there is a reason and extenuating circumstances, but the death of those soldiers and officials is not easy to hide from the past. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Listening to Wu Kai's request, Wu Jingui couldn't help frowning and said: "Even if I come forward to say something for you, Chen Taishou may not be willing to help you take this risk." ”
Wu Kai smiled and said confidently: "Father-in-law, don't worry, I have a gift here, which will definitely satisfy Chen Taishou......"
"No."
Without waiting for Wu Kai to finish speaking, Wu Jingui shook his head and said: "Chen Taishou has always prided himself on being honest, not to mention that his wife is from a wealthy family in Jiangnan, and the dowry brought by Chen Taishou alone is enough for Chen Taishou to spend several lifetimes, so how can he value your gift?" ”
"Father-in-law, don't rush to conclusions." Wu Kai smiled and said, "I heard that Mrs. Chen's maiden family is a cloth merchant in Songjiang, and it just so happens that I know a loom machine that can increase the production speed of linen and silk by several times - this gift, I don't think Lord Chen will refuse it, right?" ”
What Wu Kai said is the old-fashioned wooden textile machine that often appears in the 'anti-Japanese drama', although this thing has lagged behind the trend of the times during the Republic of China, but it can be properly called high-tech in the Northern Song Dynasty!
"Is that really the case?!"
Wu Jingui's eyes lit up when he heard this, if others said this, he might not believe it, but this Wu Kai is not comparable to ordinary people - besides, this matter is also very easy to verify, and he doesn't dare to believe it.
This kind of thing that involves the fundamentals of the family, presumably Mrs. Chen will never miss it, and the reputation of the Hedong Lion of the Chen Mansion resounded throughout the Dongping Mansion, as long as she was moved, it would not be difficult to 'persuade' Mrs. Chen to make a move.
What's even more coincidental is that because of the confrontation with the Liang thieves for several days, the official documents of the government have been backlogged until now, and there must be a case about Wu Kai, which has not yet been reported to the imperial court - so it is not difficult for Chen Taishou to suppress this case!
But then, Wu Jingui stomped his feet again and regretted: "You really don't understand!" With such a good baby, what are you still competing with that Ximenqing? As long as you earn a lot of money, what kind of woman can't marry?! ”
Wu Kai couldn't help crying and laughing when he saw that he was distressed for himself, and couldn't help but remind: "Father-in-law, if I don't compete with Ximenqing, how can I become your son-in-law?" ”
As he spoke, he added: "Besides, I still have this way to make money." ”
"Good, good!"
Wu Jingui was overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't wait to say: "That's the case, I'll go to find Chen Taishou now, and make sure he cancels your lawsuit!" Erlang, you entertain your brother-in-law for me first, and I'll ...... when I go."
"Father-in-law!"
Wu Kai stopped him again, rubbed his hands and smiled: "I heard that my little brother Brother Xu Yun has been a guest here for many days, do you want to invite him out so that we can meet?" ”
This was the biggest purpose of his trip, if it weren't for the secret recipe for recovering the gunpowder, Wu Kai wouldn't necessarily have ventured to come to Fucheng.
However, Wu Jingui was confused when he heard this, scratched his beard in confusion, and said strangely: "Brother Xu Yun, who is that?" Whoever said that this person was a guest in my house, the old man had never heard of this name. ”
At first, Wu Kai also thought that he was reluctant to give up the secret of gunpowder, so he didn't want to hand over Brother Yun.
But after careful observation, it was found that Wu Jingui's confusion was not pretending - he has been in the entertainment industry for more than ten years, and Wu Kai still thinks that he still has this bit of eyesight, unless Wu Jingui is a natural actor.
But this Brother Yun is not in Wu Jingui's hands, where did he go?!
Seeing that Wu Kai's complexion changed greatly, Wu Jingui also felt a little curious in his heart, you must know that since Wu Kai entered the door, he has been acting indifferently and calmly, quite a general, why did he hear that Brother Yun was not here, and he was in chaos?
So he couldn't help but ask: "Virtuous son-in-law, what is so important about this Brother Xu Yun to you?" How can you assume that he is a guest at the old man's mansion? ”
"This ......"
Wu Kai subconsciously glanced at Han Tao, and had the intention to let him leave first, but he was afraid that this cheap brother-in-law would hold a grudge, or Wu Jingui would think too much, so he finally had to say: "Erlang is not an outsider, so I'll tell you the truth, in fact, that Brother Yun secretly learned the ability to use heavenly thunder, but I don't know who kidnapped him!" ”
He confided the news, firstly, to win the trust of Wu Jingui, and secondly, to use Wu Jingui's power to search for Brother Yun's whereabouts.
"What?!"
Wu Jingui was taken aback at this moment, and then his face hated iron and steel, and slapped the table with a 'pop' sound: "You really don't know anything, how can you let others steal to learn with such a capital to make a living?!" That's really ...... It's really ......"
Seeing this, he was even more anxious than Wu Kai, after all, Wu Jingui had also witnessed the power of the thunder law - in fact, Wu Jingui was still wondering just now, if he could learn some fur from Wu Kai, how could he think that such a divine weapon was stolen by someone!
It took him a long time before he calmed down a little and asked Wu Kai to tell him what had happened and see if he could detect any clues from it.
Wu Kai didn't hide it, he told the matter in detail, and when he came, he also told his previous speculation: "Father-in-law, the son-in-law originally thought that that night, only you and Li Datian had a way to take all the craftsmen away, but now it seems that this is not the case-this makes me wonder, is there someone else who can mobilize so many manpower that night?" ”
After hearing these words, I saw Wu Jingui frowning and groaning, his face became deeper and darker, and finally he suddenly flew up and kicked over the book case, and scolded: "Straight thief!" What a Dong Ping, he actually bullied Lao Tzu! ”
"Dong Ping?!"
Hearing this name, Wu Kai was surprised: "Are you talking about Dong Ping, a two-gun general?!" ”
"That's right, it's this thief bird!" Wu Jingui scolded angrily: "Except for him, I'm afraid no one can hide from me and mobilize so many soldiers!" This straight thief, the old man treats him so kindly on weekdays, and specially recommends him to take over the position of the capital prisoner, who knows that he actually does such a big thing behind my back! It's really an immature wolf cub! ”
In fact, he was not angry that Dong Ping had stolen the secret of gunpowder, but he didn't tell himself, but hated that none of his soldiers had revealed the news to him - didn't this prove that Dong Ping's control over the army was stronger than his capital prison?!
This is a taboo that no one who leads the army can tolerate!
And at this moment, a long-standing doubt in Wu Kai's heart was finally explained - no wonder when he first heard the three words Dongping Mansion, he felt very familiar, it turned out that this was actually the place where Dong Ping was guarded by two guns in the Water Margin!
In the Water Margin, Song Jiang was able to secure the top position in Liangshan because he broke through the Dongping Mansion first, and Dong Ping, the governor of Dongping Mansion, was forced to surrender to the thief and became one of the five tiger generals of Liangshan.
Now it seems that Dong Ping's position as the capital supervisor turned out to be Wu Jingui's class.
Thinking of this, Wu Kai's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, don't you need to be angry, didn't this Liang Mountain thief say that someone should be with them inside and out?" This may not be false, maybe someone really colluded with Liang Shan in private! Besides, the order in that notice may be that someone is trying to transfer the officers and soldiers in the city under false pretenses, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to ......."
At the end of his words, Wu Jingui had already understood the meaning of his words, turned back and forth in the study twice, and said categorically: "Well, since he is unkind first, it is no wonder that the old man is unjust!" ”
As he spoke, Wu Jingui had already made up his mind to smash the black cauldron of the Yanggu incident on Dong Ping - although it was a little cheaper to do so, it was much easier to clean up a commander under his command than to deal with the two Jinshi!