Just as Liu Yuan was thinking, the dilapidated door "creaked" and opened again.

Unlike the first time when only one door was opened, this time the door was opened, and there was a change in personnel, and after the white-haired old man opened the door, he respectfully stood behind an old woman with an extraordinary temperament.

"Wei Pei's family has seen General Liu, my lord is in poor health and has not been able to come out to greet him, and I ask General Liu to forgive me." The old woman said as she gave Liu Yuan a salute.

The woman in front of her, although Hua has been born, has a wrinkled face, and is wearing a plain cloth dress, but her eyes are clear and energetic, her demeanor is calm, and her every move reveals everyone's demeanor.

Wait, Wei Pei's? The surname Pei again? Won't it have anything to do with Hedong Pei's again?

Pei Caixia, the most beautiful wife of Cheng Lao Demon King, is from Hedong Pei's family, and Niu Jinda's wife is also surnamed Pei, it is said that she is also from Hedong Pei's family, and the one in front of her is surnamed Pei? Oh my God, why are there so many women with the surname Pei? It's all wholesale, and I don't know if the Wei Pei family in front of me is also from the Hedong Pei family.

However, these thoughts are all fleeting, and Liu Yuan will not rashly check other people's family backgrounds, not to mention that others are still greeting him, Liu Yuan hurriedly said: "Don't dare, Mrs. Wei, please get up, the younger generation can't afford it." ”

Wei Pei said with a smile: "General Liu is a young talent, my lord mentioned General Liu several times, saying that General Liu is the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, it is really better to be famous than to meet, I didn't expect to be so young." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, Dr. Wei praised it falsely." While Liu Yuan was modest, he secretly slandered in his heart, what kind of pillars, Wei Heizi said it well. Behind the back to tell Lao Tzu black.

After a few polite words, Wei Pei led Liu Yuan towards the inner hall.

It's really simple, Liu Yuan sighed secretly as he walked, the so-called Wei Mansion looked defeated and old from the outside, and the inside didn't let it go, along the way, except for an old man who was guarding the door, he only saw a lady with an apron wiping the window. It seems that she is a cook and a handyman, and there is no other family, and it can be seen from Wei Pei's thick hands that she usually works hard, not only that. There was not a single decent piece of furniture in the house, the only thing that looked different from ordinary people. It's just that there are a lot of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. It adds a bit of bookish air to this dilapidated house.

This Wei Heizi is really ruthless enough, not only to himself, but also to his family, for the sake of fame, the family has to follow him to live a poor life.

Frankly. If it were Liu Yuan, he would never be able to do it.

"General Liu, please take a seat, and the old man will help the old man out." Wei Peishi invited Liu Yuan to sit down and said with a smile.

"Yes. Mrs. Wei, please. ”

After Wei Pei left, the aunt in coarse cloth gave Liu Yuan water and pastries, and then quietly retreated.

That's right, it's a cup of hot water, served in a coarse porcelain cup, and the pastry is a plate of candied fruit and some self-dried dried fruits, as simple as ever, if it wasn't for coming in person, Liu Yuan still didn't believe it, this Zuo Guanglu doctor of the current dynasty was so poor, this can be in the Tang Dynasty, Li Er is still good to hundreds of officials, there are Yulu, there are moon miscellaneous gifts, there are job fields, etc., this Wei Heizi is so restrained in this regard, so that Liu Yuan is in awe.

"Cough" was just when Liu Yuan was sighing, suddenly a few coughs, Liu Yuan turned his head to look, only to see Wei Heizi, who had a sick face, was slowly walking out of the inner hall with the support of his wife Wei Pei, Liu Yuan hurriedly bowed and said: "Liu Yuan has seen Doctor Wei." ”

Wei Heizi sat down, waved his hand weakly and said, "Don't dare, General Liu is really tired of visiting Wei in his busy schedule." ”

A person can not admit defeat, but can not admit the old, yesterday when he said that Liu Yuan was impeached, the ruddy complexion, full of temperament Wei Heizi, now he is like a sick seedling, saying that his voice is weak, and the bags under his eyes are still a little black, obviously lack of sleep, it is no wonder, frightened, I am afraid that I will not sleep well at night.

"Where, it was yesterday that Liu frightened Dr. Wei when he blew up the stone mountain, it is really a sin, and I ask Dr. Wei to bear with me." Liu Yuan said his intention.

Wei Heizi's face suddenly turned cold, and he pointed to the several gift boxes sent by Liu Yuan and said unhappily: "So, you will give gifts to the old man?" ”

"This is just some things that nourish the body, cultivate qi and nourish blood, this is a little bit of Liu's intention, I hope that Dr. Wei will not dislike it." The explosion of the stone mountain scared people, and it was the important ministers of the dynasty who were scared, Liu Yuan had to express what he said, so as not to let people say that the etiquette was not thoughtful and not responsible, and this was also a good reason, and he took the opportunity to come to the door to resolve his misunderstanding of himself.

"This is the deer tendon, this box is worth a lot of money, this is Ganoderma lucidum, the size is really not small, this old ginseng, not to mention dozens of years, this is a hundred flower nectar" Wei Heizi opened those gift boxes casually, like a number of treasures, picked up one and said one, and talked about it, Liu Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This is the qualifications, although people are poor, it does not mean that he has not eaten or seen these good things.

Finally, Wei Heizi closed the last gift box, gently put it on the desk, and said lightly: "Take all these away, and the old man will not accept them." ”

What, don't charge?

Liu Yuan paused for a moment, and immediately said: "This is Liu's intention, how can you take it?" If Dr. Wei doesn't like it, then Liu will buy it separately. ”

"You cough cough" Wei Heizi pointed at Liu Yuan, coughing angrily, Wei Pei on the side hurriedly caressed his back intimately, and said softly: "Master, your body is not good yet, don't be angry." ”

After gasping for breath, Wei Heizi pointed at Liu Yuan and said, "Can't the erector ruin the old man's reputation?" Yesterday's incident, General Liu has reminded that it was the old man who didn't believe it, so he was frightened, the fault is not you, only the old man is too confident, doubting General Liu's ability, and taking the blame for himself, if it weren't for General Liu's hard work and repeated contributions to the Tang Dynasty, you would have been swept out of the house long ago with these gifts. ”

"General Liu, please forgive me" Wei Pei said with a smile on the side: "My master often said that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the Wei Mansion never accepts gifts, not against General Liu. ”

really has a personality, this Wei Heizi, that's clear to the end. It's time to be a "benchmark".

Seeing that Wei Heizi and his wife were so resolute, Liu Yuan had no choice but to apologize and said: "Yes, Dr. Wei is high-spirited and bright, Liu admires, these vulgar things have stained Dr. Wei's reputation, and Liu will take them away in a while." ”

Seeing Liu Yuan's refusal to give gifts, Wei Heizi relieved his heart and waved his wife to retreat, and then said with some curiosity: "General Liu, the thing used to blow up the stone yesterday." The power is comparable to the thunder, but it comes from your hand? ”

No wonder Wei Heizi sent his family away, he asked about these core secrets, but he didn't expect Wei Heizi to be quite principled.

"It's just a little thing to mess with at random, I didn't expect the effect to be so good. Let Dr. Wei laugh. Liu Yuan responded cheekily and attributed the invention of gunpowder, one of the four great inventions of China, to his name.

Plagiarism. I'm a little embarrassed once or twice. This thing does a lot of work, and you get used to it.

Wei Heizi nodded and said: "First there is a way to break the curse of Tubo, then cement, and now gunpowder, General Liu is really a talented talent, my Tang Dynasty's lucky star." ”

"Dr. Wei has won the award," Liu Yuan said modestly: "Liu is young and vigorous. There are still many deficiencies, if there are things that are not done well, please ask Wei Lao to mention more. ”

Seeing that Wei Heizi had a good impression of himself, he had a good impression. Liu Yuan hit the snake with the stick, not by his official name, but by "Wei Lao", "Wei Dafu" and "Wei Lao" are naturally more cordial and easy to shorten the distance between the two.

Wei Heizi saw Liu Yuan so respectful, and his heart was very useful, and he nodded and said: "Well, yes, in fact, you are already a leader in the younger generation, as long as you are diligent and motivated, you will definitely be the pillar of my Tang Dynasty in the future, however, young people should guard against arrogance and rashness, have firm goals, and avoid half-heartedness, making frivolous moves, which will cause criticism, which will affect their careers." ”

"I don't know what Elder Wei refers to," Liu Yuan asked knowingly.

"I heard that you have an appointment with a merchant to compete with each other, but is there such a thing?"

"It Happened"

Wei Heizi said with some hatred: "Xiaoyuan, why are you so nonsense, Shinong industry and commerce, business is Jia, Jia is a cheap industry, you are a dignified high-ranking official, but you are mixed with people who run cheap business, people feel that you are unstable, no enterprising, and damage your reputation, and you often inspect the property under your name, the impact is always bad, if you can give up, of course, it is better to draw a clear line with the cheap industry, that is, you are reluctant to do that property, you can also hand it over to your henchmen, and do not show your head." ”

"Wei Lao" Liu Yuan said with a sensational face: "Let me tell you the truth, you may not believe it when you say it, in fact, these are all for the sake of Datang, but unfortunately no one can understand Liu's hard work, I am bitter." ”

"A piece of hard work?" Wei Heizi said with a look of surprise.

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, Old Wei, what do you think of the cement and gunpowder?" Good no good? ”

"Good, very good" Wei Heizi said without hesitation: "These two things can be called artifacts, they are of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty, and they are good things for the benefit of the country and the people." ”

"Yes, things are good, but these things are not obtained out of thin air, for these things, Liu can be said to have worked hard, in order to master the skills, often do it himself, in order to improve his skills, develop better things, regardless of his reputation, cut with craftsmen, for the sake of Datang can be said to not even want his own reputation, and even for the funds used for the research, he also swallowed his anger."

Wei Heizi couldn't help but interrupt: "Research? Does it cost a lot of money? ”

"Of course you need to, research new things, you need a lot of special things, not like writing an article, you can write it while sitting, for example, you need a batch of special stones, I am in Chang'an, but the stones you need may need to go to Guizhou or even Zhenzhou, then you have to hurry up to purchase, in this way, a small bag of materials may also cost dozens of gold, and research moves need hundreds of materials, keep trying, in this way, the money and silver spent, is astronomical, Liu for the needs of research, In order to reduce the burden of the country, I used the money earned by the cheap to invest in it, and as soon as there was a result, I immediately dedicated it to the emperor, needless to say, the small ones, such as the curse breaking method, cement and gunpowder, these are all donated free of charge, don't believe you ask the emperor, the cement used in the front line of Songzhou, the court can make a cent? For the research of gunpowder, Liu Mou has ever reached out and asked for a penny and a half of funding? ”

"No, there is not a copper plate, it is all self-sufficient, and it is subsidized with its own silver" Liu Yuan said sadly: "Not only no, as soon as I heard that the treasury was tight, I donated the silver I earned, first donated more than 120,000 taels, and then added 300 taels, and also lent the money for the project to the treasury for turnover, which was used to build roads and bridges, used to dredge the river, used to repair the Daming Palace, and used to conquer Tubo, and did so much, but there are still people who are not satisfied, and sue Liu to the emperor, saying that he has destroyed his image and mingled with the small people in the market." , let the emperor give a lecture, they never thought that Liu has military exploits, Qinghe Cui as a backer, you must also know about this matter, Liu Cui's family, from Qinghe Cui's family, his father is the Ministry of Industry of the Dynasty, Qinghe Cui's is a family, and there are countless fields under his name, Meng Yao is the only daughter of Cui Shangshu, even if Liu does not work all his life, does not fight or kill, he can also be clothed and fed, but he shows his head like this, isn't it for the Tang Dynasty? Alas, it's chilling to think about it. ”

Wei Heizi blushed, his black and pale face flushed, and a look of shame appeared in his eyes, he suddenly stood up and said to Liu Yuan respectfully: "General Liu, Wei is here to make a compensity to you." ”

This Wei Heizi finally realized his "mistake", and it was in vain that he had spent so much saliva, Liu Yuan was happy in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face, he quickly stood up, and said helplessly: "Old Wei, Old Wei, what are you doing here?" It's really killing Liu, and the younger generation can't afford it. ”

"Don't hide it from General Liu" Wei Heizi had respect in his voice, and said with a straight face: "It was Wei who complained to the emperor about General Liu, according to Wei, the reason why General Liu did not go to the court was to train the mighty army, but Wei found that General Liu often went out in the sunshine, and he didn't spend much time in the barracks, which was originally a little dissatisfied, in view of General Liu's countless meritorious contributions, the emperor and the civil and military officials turned a blind eye, and they didn't get involved in this matter, thinking that you were young and ignorant, but it was also worth forgiving, and over time, it will eventually mature, However, General Liu recently disregarded the image and made an appointment with a craftsman, Wei felt that General Liu had taken the wrong path, and it was necessary to return to the right path, so as not to lose a talent in the Tang Dynasty, but I didn't expect that he did a bad thing with good intentions, General Liu, Wei has no eyes, please forgive me, Wei immediately reported to the emperor, General Liu not only should not be punished, but should also be rewarded. ”

Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, hearing Wei Heizi say this, he was not afraid that someone would sue him, and he could live freely again.

"No, no" Liu Yuan said sincerely: "It's a trivial matter, why bother the emperor, just now I was a little angry, and now Wei Lao said it, Liu was also relieved, in fact, Wei Lao is also kind." ”

Wei Heizi said a little ashamedly: "General Liu, Wei had a lot of misunderstandings about you before, but I didn't expect that you are the real Gao Feng Liangjie, so let Wei replace wine with water and toast you." ”

"Don't dare, Liu respects Wei Lao, I wish you a speedy recovery, Datang is not a loyal god of you." Liu Yuan also complimented him.

"Okay, dry"

"Dry"

The two drank it all, and then smiled at each other, which was a cup of enmity.

After sitting down, Liu Yuan said with concern: "Old Wei, how are you doing?" What did Lang Zhong say? ”

"Earlier, the emperor sent the imperial doctor to see it, and the imperial doctor said that he was just frightened, and there was no big problem, and the imperial doctor prescribed medicine and told the old man to recuperate for two days" Wei Heizi pointed to the candied fruit on the table, as if showing off a little and said: "You see, these candied fruits are given by the emperor." ”

Liu Yuan said happily: "That's good, Wei Lao is the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no room for loss." ”

Although Wei Heizi is said to be an important minister in the court, he is used to walking alone, first, he changed his master five times, and was despised by his colleagues, and secondly, the identity of the official also made him keep a distance from other ministers, and the second-class senior member was sick in bed, but the carriage in front of the house was sparse, Liu Yuan had some sympathy for him just now, and now it seems that he doesn't care at all, and it is enough to have Li Eryi to see him.

There is only one "boss" of Datang. (To be continued......)

PS: Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement.