The father and son of the Wang family didn't sleep all night, and sorted out today's things again, and finally Wang Ruyu said: "It seems that Li Xiang really suspected us from the moment we came, and everything he did later was done for us to see, and now that both of you have done something wrong, he will naturally drive you out."

"Then what should we do, the Dragon King's mission hasn't been completed yet?" Wang Zhao asked.

"The drawings have been sent, and they are half completed, you can't stay here, otherwise Li Xiang will clean you up somewhere, let's go to Luoyang, the horses are there, and Li Xiang doesn't go often, you are relatively safe, and when I finish dealing with things here, I will also go over." Wang Ruyu made up her mind.

"Dad, you have to complete the task by yourself!" Wang Xu was a little worried.

"It's okay, I'm not as impulsive as you, even if Li Xiang is suspicious, he doesn't know what I'm going to do! What's more, there is also a flowing firefly by his side! ”

"Dad, Liuyi has been arrested!" As soon as Wang Xu finished, Wang Ruyu stood up, "What's the matter?" "He's very nervous, if Hotaru comes out about them, then all three of them will be in danger.

"Didn't you just run into worry-free that night!" Wang Xu said helplessly: "Who knew that the second worry-free found the princess to fight Liuying, and Liuying scolded the princess again, and this is not locked up by the princess." ”

"Did the princess catch her? Not Li Xiang? Wang Ruyu asked.

"Yes, Li Xiang went to plead for mercy, but he didn't release it." Wang Xu said again.

"Oh, that's alright, we have to find a way to get her out!" Wang Ruyu let out a sigh of relief, sat down again and said, "As long as Liuying is still here, I still have a great chance of success." ”

Wang Zhao said: "Dad, what did we do when we went to Luoyang?" ”

"I'll introduce you to Master Cui, and you can just listen to his arrangement when the time comes." Wang Ruyu had already thought about things, and said: "Remember not to be impulsive anymore, you have to think clearly about everything before you do it." ”

"Got it, Dad!" Both brothers nodded.

"Go and rest, I'll arrange for you to go tomorrow!" Wang Ruyu waved his hand and sent the two out, and he sat there and began to think about new plans.

Without the participation of the two brothers of the Wang family, things in Longmen returned to the way they were before. After Wang Zhao and Wang Xu left, Li Xiang said to Yang Yueping and asked her to go to Luoyang to investigate Wang Ruyu's affairs, and sent Shunzi over as a helper.

Nothing happened in these days, and Li Xiang had time to start thinking about what to deal with the hidden dragon next.

As soon as he sat down in the study, Sun Wuji, the eldest outside, hurriedly came in and said, "Captain, what you want has been made, let's go and have a look!" ”

Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, then stood up and asked, "Is it really made?" So fast? ”

"Well, day and night non-stop experiments, the lieutenant told the craftsmen all the materials, and they tried to match the problem, so it was very fast."

"Go, go, go now." Li Xiang excitedly followed the eldest grandson Wuji to go out, and suddenly stopped and said: "Wang Ruyu doesn't know about this matter, don't let him know, this is top secret!" ”

"I don't know, there are only four or five people we study, and other than that, no one else knows." The eldest grandson Wuji said solemnly.

"Alright, let's go." Li Xiang and Eldest Sun Wuji walked towards the academy.

In the innermost classroom on the third floor, four or five craftsmen were excitedly looking at the pile of gray-white powder in front of them, this is their research result, cement!

Hearing that Master Li's thing is harder than stone, the craftsmen didn't believe it, so they waited for Li Xiang to come and experiment. There are several cement blocks on the ground that have been formed, which are made of different proportions, and after Li Xiang comes to the test, he will know which one is the most suitable and can be produced in large quantities.

Li Xiang and the eldest grandson Wuji walked in happily, and the people standing outside the door were Li Xiang's own soldiers, and no one was allowed to approach.

Looking at the cement block in front of him, Li Xiang shouted in his heart, finally there is something modern, great. He pointed to the white-looking patch and said, "This shouldn't be right, you can try his hardness." Several craftsmen picked up a sledgehammer and smashed it gently, and the cement block directly turned into powder.

Li Xiang pointed to the remaining pieces and said, "These pieces need to be a little harder, or they won't be moved." ”

The craftsmen didn't dare to hit hard, for fear of collapsing the floor slab, so they looked at Li Xiang. Li Xiangyi thought about it, it was better to be safe, and it would be better to move things to the playground and experiment again.

When they arrived at the playground, the craftsmen smashed the remaining pieces of cement with their hammers according to Li Xiang's instructions, and two of them did not move, and the craftsmen began to look at them in surprise. Li Xiang walked over and touched the cement block, nodded and asked, "Do you remember the ratio of this?" ”

"Remember!" The head of the craftsman came over and said.

"Okay, remember it clearly, and continue to produce according to this ratio, the more the better, but you must remember to keep it secret, your wages will be doubled, but if anyone dares to leak it, then your life will not be your own! Do you understand? Li Xiang said with a cold face.

"Understood!" The craftsmen all fell to their knees and hurriedly agreed.

"Get up, you guys go get busy first, just find an auxiliary machine if you need anything!" Li Xiangwan took the eldest grandson Wuji to the other side of the playground.

The eldest grandson Wuji saw the hardness of cement with his own eyes, and said with emotion: "No wonder the captain must keep it secret, if the city walls are made of cement, then what sharp weapons can be broken." Captain, we're really going to be impregnable in the future. ”

Li Xiang shook his head and said: "No, in fact, the best defense is to attack, only a sharp attack can make the enemy have no time to attack us." The eldest grandson Wuji nodded, truly admiring Li Xiang.

Sitting on the steps by the playground, Li Xiang said: "We have to buy a lot of materials needed to produce cement, build a few cement factories by the river, remember that the warehouse must be built higher, and pay attention to waterproofing." After thinking for a while, he said: "I don't know how the Ye family brothers' exploration is going, and now the coal is also something that is urgently needed." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Wei Zheng has been in the military camp, and the Ye family brothers are all coming to me now, it is estimated that it is only one or two things, I don't know what is the use of Du Wei looking for those coals?" ”

"Craft weapons!" Li Xiang said in a low voice.

Eldest Sun Wuji's eyes lit up, and then he asked, "Our own weapons?" ”

"Yes, we have to store some ordnance, I estimate that it will not be long before we will use it, and now we have to race against time to strengthen ourselves, and when there is chaos, we will have the ability to protect ourselves."

"Just for self-preservation?" Eldest Sun Wuji stared at Li Xiang and asked meaningfully.

"Who knows? Let's survive before we do! Li Xiang turned the topic away and said: "Those two Persians don't know what happened, let's go to Luoyang in a few days, Your Majesty asked me to go to Luoyang to carry out reforms, I always have to go and see." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji thought for a while and said: "The end of the month will be here soon, and when the time comes, I will take the special forces with me, and go to the Tiger Prison Pass from Luoyang to the Tiger Prison Pass, which is to inspect the reform of the army, and it is logical that no one doubts it, killing two birds with one stone!" ”

Li Xiang patted the shoulder of the eldest grandson Wuji and said: "With the auxiliary machine, I can save a lot of troubles, okay, it's a good way, but when I go to the Tiger Prison Pass, the family will be handed over to you, Wei Zheng I will take it, if you bring the imperial bar back, you have to find a good place to hide it." ”

"Okay, I've been looking for a place recently, but the captain must be careful!" The eldest grandson Wuji nodded in response.

The two talked for a while, and then went home.

In the hall of the Taishou Mansion of Zhuojun (Note 1), the guard general Luo Yi (Note 2) sat on the top and looked at the strong man sitting on the side with a smile. The strong man's face is slightly yellow, his round face is beardless, his eyebrows are thick and his eyes are big, his nose is wide, his mouth is wide, he is wearing a soap coat, his arms are bulging, he looks like he is full of muscles, he is powerful, and he is wearing a pair of soap boots with white background. Sit there with your back straight and your back straight, not angry and arrogant.

Luo Yi looked at it for a while and said: "Qin Qiong (Note 3), don't leave this time, I'll send a letter to Laihu'er (Note 4), just leave you here and be a partial general for me." ”

Qin Qiong hugged his fists and said: "General, Qin Qiong came to help the general transport the imperial bar on the order of the general, isn't it okay to stay here?" ”

"What's wrong? Do you think I'm giving you a little low? If your aunt hears that you are coming, she will tell me to keep you. Luo Yi still smiled.

"Come to the general......" As soon as Qin Qiong opened his mouth, Luo Yi said: "I am very familiar with him, I open my mouth to ask for someone, he will not refuse, okay, it's decided, you go and meet your aunt in the back." With a wave of his hand, Luo Yi decided Qin Qiong's belonging.

Qin Qiong had no choice but to get up and thank her, and followed a subordinate to the backyard to see her aunt Qin Ruizhu.

As soon as I entered the backyard, I saw a woman stumbling out, and when she saw Qin Qiong, she cried: "My son, I finally saw you, but I miss my aunt." ”

Qin Qiong hurriedly supported Qin Ruizhu, knelt down on her knees and bowed, and said, "My aunt is above, my nephew Qin Qiong has seen my aunt!" Then there were three knocks.

The Qin family held Qin Qiong and said, "Hurry up, let my aunt see what my son looks like, I have met once and never seen each other again." ”

After looking at it for a while, Qin Qiong's face turned red, and Qin Shi wept again: "He looks exactly like your father, poor my brother died tragically under Yang Lin's stick, and the murderer is still happy and happy, son, you have to remember this revenge for killing your father!" ”

Qin Qiong had heard from his mother that his father was killed by the backer Yang Lin, and he also took away their family heirloom, he had always known that he would practice martial arts hard, and he would kill enemies and seize treasures in the future, and this time he heard his aunt do the same, so he said: "Aunt rest assured, the child will definitely avenge his father, aunt don't be sad." ”

"Okay, okay, let's go into the house and go!" Qin took Qin Qiong's hand and walked excitedly towards the house.

At this time, outside the gate of the Taishou Mansion, Luo Cheng led the horse, sat on the horse at the end, and walked over slowly.

After the two set off from Jinyang, there was nothing urgent, so they walked all the way, all the way, and when they saw a larger town, they also went in to buy some things. Along the way, Luo Cheng tried his best to make Mo Mo happy. Except for occasionally worrying about his brother's whereabouts, Mo Mo basically doesn't think about Li Shimin's affairs.

Finally returned to Zhuojun today, Mo Mo was worried about her and Luo Cheng's affairs, and he was a little nervous and a little expectant.

Luo Cheng comforted her not to worry, coming here is his territory, there is no need to be afraid of anything, everything has him. As soon as the two arrived at the gate of the house, the soldiers at the gate shouted and ran to the house.

"The young master is back, the young master is back!"

Zhuojun (Note 1): A county in ancient China. Han Gaozu placed, the seat of governance is in Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province), Emperor Yang of Sui opened the Yongji Canal, the south reaches the river, and the north leads to this. In the early years of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Youzhou.

Luo Yi (Note 2): Ziyan, a native of Xiangyang, Xiangzhou (now Hubei), was a general in the early Tang Dynasty, and a general in the late Sui Dynasty, stationed in Zhuo County. After returning to the Tang Dynasty in 619, he was given the surname Li, and was first named the Duke of Yan, and later the Jin Dynasty was named the king of Yanjun, helping the Tang Dynasty defeat Liu Heimin, commanding the Jiejun army, and guarding Jingzhou.

Qin Qiong (Note 3): Zi Shubao, a native of Licheng, Qizhou (now Jinan, Shandong), the founding general of the Tang Dynasty, one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, and Wei Chigong are traditional door gods. Qin Qiong is known for her bravery. Successively for the Lai Hu'er, Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji generals, in 619 to the Tang Dynasty, participated in Li Shimin's previous campaigns, each battle must be the first, often in the army to take the head of the enemy, was named the general of Zuo Wuwei.

Lai Hu'er (Note 4): The word Chongshan, a native of Jiangdu, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and a Zhonglang of the Eastern Han Dynasty will come to the future. After Emperor Yang of Sui succeeded to the throne, he came to Hu'er to enter the title of General of Youyiwei and Duke Rongguo. Later, Lai Hu'er followed Emperor Yang of Sui to patrol the capital of Xingjiang, and the official was General Zuo Yiwei. The change of Jiangdu, Emperor Yang of Sui was killed, and Laihu'er was killed together.

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