The situation in Luoyang City deteriorated rapidly, and the scope of Zheng Jun's activities outside Luoyang City was slowly squeezed little by little, and the two sides engaged in repeated tug-of-war battles for important military points such as Jiacang City and Tiger Prison Pass. www.biquge.info The Tang army gradually began to gain the upper hand, gradually uprooting the strongholds of the Zheng army on the outskirts of Luoyang one by one.

Hanjiacang City changed hands several times, and after the two sides occupied it, they began to be busy transporting grain out. Luoyang is uncomfortable, the Tang army is also uncomfortable, from the expedition to the present, almost half a year has passed, especially after the arrival of the harsh winter, the Yellow River began to freeze, and the pressure on logistics supply doubled.

Ever since he saw the dead body on the side of the road, Wang Mai began to ride up and down in the carriage, trying to close his eyes and not look at the tragic situation in Luoyang. Rou Niang and Liu Ning'er rarely go out, because the business of the teahouse is basically stagnant, and even officials rarely go to the "Guoshixuan" to drink tea.

The business of the winery also stopped for more than half of it, and Wang Mai didn't want to waste any more precious grain to make wine, so he only left the royal family that had to be supplied, and began to store as much grain as possible.

Fugui is becoming more and more active, not seeing anyone all day, getting up earlier than chickens, and sleeping later than dogs. Wang Mai didn't want to care about him, but told him to pay attention to his own safety.

Hearing that Wang Shichong had sent someone to ask for help from Dou Jiande, the Xia King of Hebei, Wang Mai vaguely remembered that it seemed that Li Er had become famous for defeating two major warlords at the same time in the battle of Luoyang, and was known as the most warlike emperor by later generations.

"One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither......" Wang Mai looked at the full moon hanging on the laurel tree in the courtyard, and was stunned, and suddenly felt that he was gently hugged from behind.

"Lang Jun......" Rou Niang leaned on Wang Mai's body, her pretty face pressed against his back.

"It's too cold, you don't have to accompany me, go back to the room to warm up." Wang Mai patted her hand.

"The slave family hasn't seen Lang Jun for more than a month, so smile......" Rou Niang said worriedly.

Wang Mai turned around and hugged Rou Niang tightly in his arms, sniffing the fragrance in her hair: "I'm afraid of ......"

"Either way, I'll be there for you." Rou Niang said softly.

"When the matter in Luoyang is over, will you go back to my hometown Licheng with me?"

"Okay, I'll go wherever Lang Jun goes."

"My hometown is really beautiful...... The folks are also very nice...... And the sweet well water......"

"Lang Jun......" Rou Niang's fingertips gently swept across his face, and Wang Mai felt a little cold.

The food in the city was very expensive, but other things were very cheap, and without much effort, Wang Mai took the idle people in the wine shop to run all over the medicine shops in Luoyang City.

"Liu Da, why did you say that Gongzi bought so much medicine?" Lao Huang grabbed Liu Da and asked in a low voice.

"What Ah Lang is going to do, we can guess, you better do what you are told." Liu Da said with a frown.

"It's really weird...... Lao Huang said as he looked at a cart full of medicinal herbs.

When they returned to the winery, everyone got busy according to Wang Mai's instructions, and emptied a courtyard to place these medicinal stones. Then he gently crushed the purchased medicinal stones into powder with a mill, weighed them carefully according to Wang Mai's instructions, mixed them with toner and put them in the wine jar.

"Old Yellow ......"

"What do you command?"

"This courtyard is good for me, no one is allowed to enter, let alone a Martian child in the courtyard, remember?" Wang Mai's wording was very tough, and this was the first time he had spoken to the people below him in such a tone.

"Don't worry," Lao Huang patted his chest and promised, "unless I die, no one will come close to this courtyard for half a step." ”

"I don't care if you die or not, you have to do what I tell you to do anyway." After Wang Mai finished speaking coldly, he got into the carriage.

"What the hell happened to Childe?" As soon as the carriage left, everyone in the winery began to talk.

"Maybe it's angry that we just eat and don't work, right?" A Scarface who has been here for less than a year said.

"!" Lao Huang scolded, "How can a good person like Childe get angry because of this? ”

"That's it," said one of Lao Huang's side, "You kid just came here and don't know, why is our salary so high?" ”

"It's General Song who is good to us." Scarface was also Lao Song's original subordinate, and was pulled in by Lao Song when the winery was expanded.

"Wrong, you remember, although Lao Song treats his brothers well, but it is the salary that the son has given us three times and twice, otherwise with your little ability, you can still eat now? If you go outside and see, how many of the people who used to work on the Luoshui Wharf are starving to death now? ”

"Really?" Scarface asked in disbelief.

"Not only that, but the business of the winery has stopped for more than half, and all the food saved is distributed to the brothers, which is also what Gongzi said."

"Why does Childe treat us so well?"

"Childe is the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, so he naturally has a bodhisattva heart......"

The carriage soon arrived at the bottom of the book building in the same North City, and due to the impact of the war, there were now many fewer people reading books in the book building. Ma Zhou was very happy to see Wang Mai coming, and closed the book in his hand and put it back on the bookshelf: "Mr. Wang, I haven't seen you here for a long time." ”

"How? Are you satisfied with this errand? After doing everything today, Wang Mai's mood finally improved a little, and asked about Ma Zhou's recent situation.

"Pavilion Master Zheng is right, this place is simply Elysium, and I don't want to leave." Ma Zhou rarely joked with Wang Mai.

"Lao Zheng, are they all here today?"

"In it, I will discuss the volume of "Zuo Chuanyin" that Dr. Xu just published." After eating that banquet, Ma Zhou was not surprised that Wang Mai called those old Confucians.

After saying goodbye to Ma Zhou, Wang Mai pushed the door and entered Zheng Ting's hall owner's office, and a group of old men turned their heads to look at him when they heard the movement.

"This place is not going to be a prison, it is better for Young Eunuch Wang to knock on the door first." Kong Yingda said with a cold face. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and since he heard that Wang Mai helped Wang Shichong make a pendulum clock that costs the people and money, Lao Kong has never given him a good face.

Wang Mai didn't care about him, sat beside Xu Wenyuan, snatched the scroll in his hand and looked at it.

Lao Xu put down the magnifying glass in his hand and looked at him dissatisfied: "You kid doesn't understand the scriptures, what kind of garlic do you pretend?" "This old man has been with Wang Mai for a long time, and his speech has become more and more unruly, he is really an old man.

"I'm looking for answers." Wang Mai said.

"Looking for an answer?" Lao Zheng asked curiously.

"Remember the carriage theory I talked about two years ago when you were lying in my yard and not walking?" Wang Mai put down the book of heaven in his hand and looked at them.

"How?"

"I think I'm in this problem right now."

"What do you mean?" Lao Xu asked with a frown.

"Anyway, you don't care, just give me an answer, I'm very entangled now."

"Didn't you already have the answer? Why turn to us? ”

"I just thought I had the answer, but when it came to it, I found myself oscillating between the two." Wang Mai sighed.

"But I want everything to be worthy of my heart." Zheng Cheng said with relief.

"Yes," Wang Mai lay on the table weakly, "I understand the reason, but what if I can't make up my mind?" ”

"Is it because of the pendulum clock?" Kong Yingda looked at him as if he was troubled by things, and he was also concerned.

"It has something to do with it." Wang Mai sighed and said, "Wang Shichong wants to use the pendulum clock to bewitch the hearts of the people and the army again, if he succeeds again, I don't know what will happen." ”

"What consequences?"

Wang Mai took out a glass ball from his arms and rolled it out gently, then stretched out his hand and touched it gently, the glass ball changed its course and rolled in front of Kong Yingda and was held by him.

"Do you understand?" Wang Mai asked.

"It's a mystery." Kong Yingda commented.

"I don't know." Lao Xu said.

"......" Zheng Ying was about to speak, but was interrupted by Wang Mai raising his hand.

"Li Chunfeng, that stupid boy, is summing up the relationship between sports and external forces, and he has never touched the doorway. Today I will only tell you this secret, and you are not allowed to pass it on. ”

"Say." The old men were dissatisfied with his procrastination, and said in unison.

"Okay," Wang Mai thought for a moment, "any object must remain in a uniform linear motion or at rest until an external force forces it to change its state of motion." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Oops! That is to say, the original static or dynamic of this glass ball is determined by its own state, and if you want to change its motion route, you have to apply an external force on it. ”

The three of them thought about it, and they all nodded in agreement.

"The glass ball was originally rolling towards Lao Xu, and when I touched it, it changed direction, but I'm not sure where it will go after changing direction, do you understand?"

"How do you know that the glass ball was originally rolling towards me?" Lao Xu asked in surprise.

"You don't have to worry about it, I know anyway." Wang Mai said, "So, in order to return the glass ball to its original route, I have to touch it again, but I can't handle the strength of this one." ”

"That's where you hesitate?"

"That's right!"

"The door is there, and the young eunuch of Lao Wang closes it from the outside." Kong Yingda shook his head and said.

"Oh......" Wang Mai walked to the door in a daze, only to find that something seemed wrong, "Are you trying to drive me away?" ”

"Young Eunuch Wang is really smart!"

"I ......"

returned to the house in despair, but found that there was no one, and looked at Liu Da strangely.

"Ah Lang, you forgot, today is the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and in the morning the two ladies said that they would go to the Baode Temple in the city to pray for you."

Wang Mai thought about it, as if there was something like this: "Is it necessary for so many people to pray for blessings?" ”

"As you said in the morning, there is chaos in the city now, so I want the two ladies to bring more people."

"Did I say that?" Wang Mai's head was about to explode, and he still couldn't remember if he had said this.

"Ah Lang has been forgetting things recently, and the lady said that eighty percent of the evil spirits lost their souls, so they went to the temple to pray for you."