The Intermediate Court of King Wu's Mansion.

Sitting on the delicate soft collapse, Wu Shun and Xia'er and Zhao Jingjing were lined up on both sides.

"Husband, what's wrong? Don't you have something to say when you ask the concubine to come over, why don't you talk now? By the way, the concubine has just cooked some bird's nest porridge, so let's drink it while it's hot! ”

Wu Shun held a soup cup the size of an adult's fist in his hand, lifted the lid of the cup, and suddenly a rich aroma came to his face.

"Xia'er, there's a spoon in the outer hall, you go and get it for me!" Wu Shun turned his head to look at Xia'er and said.

"Yes!" Xia'er nodded obediently, and trotted to the outer hall to get a white porcelain spoon back.

"Lord Wang, be careful of burning!"

took the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of thick white soup, Wu Shun put it on his ruddy lips and blew it gently, that gentle movement made Li Yuanba, who just wanted to tell about the expedition, a warm impulse surged in his heart.

"Shun'er, this bird's nest will be drunk later, you sit down first!" Li Yuanba handed over the bird's nest cup in Wu Shun's hand to Zhao Jingjing's hands, and continued: "Shun'er, at noon, I was ordered by the sage to lead the elite of the gods and guards to open in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, and go out of Yanmen to Shuozhou to meet Xue Yantuo's thieves. ”

"Smack!"

A crisp sound came, but the bird's nest cup in Zhao Jingjing's hand fell down, but Zhao Jingjing's hands were almost burned by the scorching bird's nest porridge.

Looking at Wu Shun again, the originally ruddy cheeks lost their luster in an instant and became pale, while Xiao Xia'er was stunned at first, and then couldn't stop whispering, and her face changed greatly.

"Husband, don't scare the concubine. Expedition to Shuozhou and war with Xue Yantuo? Husband, aren't you joking with your concubine? Wu Shun's face quickly recovered, but the expression on his face was a little far-fetched.

"Shun'er, even if the husband deceives. It's impossible to deceive you! Brother Huang has already made a holy decree on this matter, and when I come back today, I will deal with the affairs of the house, and then say goodbye to you. Li Yuanba said in a deep voice.

Wu Shun's pretty face turned frighteningly white for a moment, she gritted her teeth, thought for a while and said, "The concubine and her husband go to the battlefield together!" ”

Li Yuanba was stunned when he heard this. Then he stretched out his hand and patted Wu Shun's smooth forehead, and said with a smile: "Girl, what are you talking nonsense?" ”

"Husband, concubine...... The concubine also has to go to the front line with her husband to fight and kill the enemy. Wu Shun glanced at Li Yuanba and replied very resolutely.

"Nonsense!" Li Yuanba knew that Wu Shun cared about him. Worried about his safety, but I've never heard of a woman joining the army, do you really think this is Mulan joining the army for her father?

"Shun'er, my Tang Dynasty established the country with martial arts, it is a matter of course for this man to join the army to fight, you are a girl, and you don't know martial arts, isn't it sent to death when you go to the battlefield?" Li Yuanba looked at Wu Shun. said very strictly: "Besides, it's not a troubled time now, women are in the army. There is no precedent in my Datang after all! ”

Wu Shun's expression was very unwilling, but under my gaze, he could only say helplessly: "But husband, on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, just in case." In case ......"

Li Yuanba grabbed Wu Shun's little hand and patted it gently. said: "Shun'er, don't worry. On this expedition, I will take with me the 10,000 Shenwu guards under my command. Didn't you hear the thunder outside the house two days ago? The thing that can make a thunderous sound is my Datang's new weapons, with these weapons, those Fanbang barbarians are definitely not our Datang's opponents! ”

"Hmm!"

Wu Shun bowed slightly, but did not speak, she took the initiative to lean on Li Yuanba's arms, listening to Li Yuanba's strong and powerful heartbeat.

……

Dinner was eaten in the bedroom of Li Yuanba and Wu Shun, in addition to the two of them, there were also Zhao Jingjing, Xia'er and Wu Shun's personal maid Yingxiang.

There were not many words at the banquet, and it could even be said that they were pitiful, and everyone enjoyed the peace before parting.

There was a big table full of dishes, except for Li Yuanba who moved a few chopsticks, Wushun and the girls obviously didn't have any appetite, just lowered their heads and drank the white porridge in the bowl.

When the time came, dinner came to an end.

At this time, Zhao Jingjing suddenly spoke: "Lord Wang, is the slave's brother also going to the front line?" ”

Li Yuanba paused for a moment, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said: "He is the Zhonglang general of Shenwuwei, so he naturally wants to rush to the front line and fight against Xue Yantuo's thieves!" ”

He ...... Can you not let him go? Zhao Jingjing suddenly raised her head, tears swirling in her eyes.

In fact, Li Yuanba didn't know what Zhao Jingjing was feeling in his heart, and he must not be able to bear it badly.

After all, the parents of their two brothers and sisters died early, and for so many years, only their brothers and sisters have relied on each other, and now Zhao Sanpao is going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, how can she, as a sister, not worry?

Li Yuanba was silent for a long time and said, "Yes!" ”

"Really?" A look of surprise appeared on Zhao Jingjing's face, and she said, "Thank you......"

"Don't be too busy thanking you just yet!" Li Yuanba interrupted Zhao Jingjing's thanks and continued: "If you don't want your brother to go to the battlefield, this king is naturally no problem!" But have you ever thought about your brother's no, and your will does not represent your brother's will. If he insists on going to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, then this king has no reason to refuse! ”

"This ......" Zhao Jingjing hesitated, the expression on her pretty face changed, she knew her brother's stubborn character, what Zhao Sanpao decided, even eight cows couldn't pull it back.

"In this way, this king will have someone call the three cannons back tomorrow morning, and as for the specifics, you go and talk to him yourself! If he agrees not to go to battle, then there is no problem on the king's side. Li Yuanba thought for a while and said.

"Slave and maid, thank you!"

Zhao Jingjing's interest is not very high, and there should be little hope for persuasion.

……

On the third day, Mao hour.

Li Yuanba got up early, he stood quietly in the back garden, looking up at the still dark sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, the sound of light footsteps sounded, and Li Yuanba did not look back, but said, "Bai Fu, are you ready?" ”

The footsteps stopped three feet behind Li Yuanba, and then Bai Fu's voice sounded: "Lord Wei, Shenwu Weizhong, the continuous fire gun is equipped with a thousand guns, ten cannons, and the rest of the bullets, grenades, and mines, trigger the cannon...... 300 boxes each, secretly escorted by the Heavenly Guard! ”

"Well, the artillery is too large to carry, so let's leave it all in the house!" Li Yuanba thought for a while and said: "Sue Li Rui, tell him to inspect all the things in the mansion to this king, and during the period when this king goes to Xue Yantuo, except for the warrant of the saint, no one is allowed to enter and leave the Shenji Mansion at will." Once a stranger is discovered, kill him! ”

"No!"

Bai Fu immediately responded respectfully.

"Anything else?"

Feeling that Bai Fu behind him did not leave just like that, Li Yuanba turned around a little strangely and asked.

"Lord Wang, there is a person sent by the saint outside the mansion, saying that he sent the talisman armor that the prince wore back then, as well as two divine soldiers, do you want to go out and have a look?"

Bai Fu bowed and said cautiously.

"There were still divine weapons in the talisman armor back then?"

Li Yuanba paused for a moment, and then remembered what was mentioned in the Romance of Later Generations, Li Yuanba seems to have a set of thunder armor known as the most perfect defense, and the thunder god armor really deserves the title of thunder god, and directly killed the original Li Yuanba.

Otherwise, with Li Yuanba's young age, coupled with his strong body comparable to a tiger wolf, there would be at least seventy or eighty years to live!

Armor, Li Yuanba is very cold, as for the two kinds of divine weapons, he is quite interested.

It is recorded in the romance that Li Yuanba's weapon name is the drum urn golden hammer, which was first the weapon of Ma Yuan, the general of Fubo in the Han Dynasty, that is, the ancestor of Ma Chao, and it is precisely because of this pair of divine soldiers that Li Yuanba's reputation as an invincible opponent on the battlefield has been achieved!

"Let's go, let's go and see!"

Thinking of this, Li Yuanba suddenly became interested, and asked Bai Fu to walk in front and walk in the direction of Chunhua Hall in the front yard.

……

Chunhua Hall, there has long been a eunuch wearing eunuch clothes, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, standing respectfully in the hall, there are two large purple and gold boxes next to him, the box is made of precious golden silk nan wood, in addition to the outside inlaid with some strange patterns, there is a strange thing in the place where the box seems to be a seam.

When the eunuch saw Li Yuanba, he bowed directly and saluted, and at the same time said: "The slave Yan Ming has seen His Royal Highness the Martial King!" ”

"Well, excuse me!" Li Yuanba waved his hand and said impatiently: "Brother Huang asked you to come over to deliver something?" Where's the thing? ”

Yan Ming nodded, walked straight to the two boxes, and didn't know where he touched the boxes, and the strange thing at the seam of the box popped out, and after that, Yan Ming squatted down, grabbed the strange thing in his hand, and tinkered.

Li Yuanba looked a little strange, took a few steps forward, and said, "What is this?" ”

"Back to the prince, this thing is called Luban lock, and it is the lock that blocks the box!"

Yan Ming replied without raising his head, and his two big white hands quickly fiddled with the complex earth shape in his hand, and said.

"Luban lock?"

Li Yuanba frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he remembered something similar to Lu Ban Suo, called Bagua Suo.

It is rumored that this gossip lock was invented by Lu Ban from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, and it is a fixed combination of traditional civil engineering buildings of the Han nationality in ancient China.

Could it be that this Luban lock is a gossip lock? However, at present, this Luban lock is not wooden, but bronze, but the principle is exactly the same. (To be continued)