In the back garden of the palace, sitting on a leisurely chair by the lake, a snow-white animal skin was placed on the table in front of Liu Wei.

The skin is smooth, and even though it has been wrapped in a cloth bag for several days and sent from the Nanban Territory, it still gives people a moist and fresh feeling.

Staring at the animal skin, Liu Wei was speechless for a long time.

Wang Liu and Wang Zhen, who were standing behind him, also stared at the animal skin and didn't dare to speak.

"Wang Liu!" After a while, Liu Wei beckoned Wang Liu behind him: "Let people hang this piece of skin on the willow tree, you can stab it with a long sword, and see what Cheng dù you stab, before you can stab it!" ”

"No!" Already married to Liu Wei, Wang Liu still appeared as a general when she followed him, she responded with a fist and glanced at a few guards behind.

The two guards stepped forward quickly, and one of them put away the skin on the table, and accompanied by the other, walked towards the willow tree not far away.

When they reached the willow tree, the two guards pulled at the skin and wrapped its ends around two adjacent willow trees.

Turning his head to see the two guards hanging their skins, Liu Wei glanced at Wang Liu.

Seeing this, Wang Liu walked quickly to the skin hanging between the two willow trees, pulled out his long sword, and stabbed it at the skin.

When the long sword stabbed the skin, everyone present, including Liu Wei, was stunned.

The sharp blade of the sword stabbed into the skin, and the skin only softened slightly, but it bounced back again, making Wang Liubang's arm sore.

Holding the long sword, Wang Liu stood in front of the skin, staring at the piece of skin as thin as paper, but the toughness and hardness were completely beyond her cognition, and her face was full of astonishment.

"Call the officers who brought these hides back!" Sitting up violently, Liu Wei frowned tightly and gave an order to one of the guards.

The guards left, but Liu Wei stood up and walked over to the animal skin that hung between the two trees.

The moisture on the skin has not completely evaporated, and it still looks very fresh, but to the touch, it is a little rough.

Clenching his fists, Liu Wei slammed a fist at the animal skin.

The fist smashed on the animal skin, as if it was smashed on a hard piece of rubber, and the difference with the rubber skin is that this piece of animal skin is more tough, and the fist hits it, there will be a feeling of follow-up weakness.

Retracting his fist and looking at the animal skin that bounced back and was still trembling, Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked Wang Liu and Wang Zhen on the side: "If this skin is used to make armor, can there be a blade that can pierce it?" ”

Shaking his head, Wang Zhen opened his mouth and said: "The princess's long sword is made of a hundred years of cold iron, and it is all broken by blowing hair and breaking hair!" The soldiers of our army are equipped with long swords, which are also made of tungsten steel in the Western Regions, and they are comparable to iron in terms of hardness and sharpness. Such a sharp blade is not enough to leave a white mark on it, and there is nothing in the world to pierce it! ”

Nodding, the corners of Liu Wei's mouth finally pulled up a smile, and said to the guards on the side: "Inform the craftsman workshop, let them make this thing into armor and distribute it to all the generals of the Han army!" ”

"No!" The guard answered, stepped forward to untie the animal skin from the willow tree, folded it several times, and left the lake with both hands in his hands.

After a while, the officer who had been summoned by Liu Wei entered the backyard of the palace under the guidance of a guard.

He had never entered the backyard of the palace, but the officer kept his head down all the way, and he didn't even dare to glance around with his eyes, for fear that he would see something that he shouldn't see and invite death.

Following behind the guard, he hurried to the lake, and walked to a place more than ten steps away from Liu Bian, the officer stopped, clasped his fists with both hands, and half-knelt on the ground and said to Liu Bian: "Knock to see Your Majesty!" ”

With his hands behind his back, Liu Wei looked at the lake in front of him, and his eyes did not fall on the officer and asked, "Where did you get the things you were waiting for?" ”

Maintaining a half-kneeling posture with his fists clenched, the officer replied: "Your Majesty, General Zhuge led us to conquer the Southern Barbarians, passing through a jungle, the soldiers had no drinking water and rations, and the general led us into a place called the Valley of Broken Souls. There is a waterfall in the valley, I was waiting by the waterfall to drink, and suddenly a lot of huge strange fish burst out of the water, this thing is the skin of the strange fish! ”

......It was only at this time that Liu Wei understood why that skin was so smooth and hydrated.

From the southern barbarian realm to Luoyang, the journey is not thousands of miles, although the soldiers all the way non-stop, but it is also a long time.

In Luoyang City, the fish skin not only did not rot and stink, but also maintained elasticity and moisture, which shows that this thing is definitely not owned by ordinary creatures.

"How many people have been lost to get this?" Looking at the lake, after a moment of silence, Liu Wei finally asked such a sentence.

"Hui Yu Xià!" Half-kneeling on the ground, the officer said: "General Zhuge didn't deliberately ask us to capture this thing, but they jumped out of the water, intending to attack the army, and they were captured by us!" A total of more than 100 soldiers were lost! ”

When he said this, the officer was also a little apprehensive in his heart.

He didn't know whether to tell Liu Bian, tell a story of bloody fighting with monsters, or tell the truth lightly.

In the face of Liu Wei, the officer did not dare to make up the story after all, but told the truth about what happened that day.

"I think that Zhuge Jun will definitely not despise the lives of the soldiers so much!" Nodding, Liu Wei waved his hand at the officer and said, "You go down!" ”

"No!" The officer answered, stood up, and retreated with his fists clenched.

When the officers left, Liu Wei said to Wang Liu and Wang Zhen on the side: "Earlier I defeated Cao Cao, Cao Cao's generals and staff are still under house arrest in Luoyang City, and I haven't been to see them for many days. ”

"No!" Liu Wei proposed to go to Cao Cao's generals and staff, and Wang Liu and Wang Zhen hurriedly responded with fists.

Cao Cao's command was full of talents, and when Cao Cao was defeated that day, there were more generals and staff captured than those who had been following Liu Wei.

As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he fought all the way to the world on horseback, and Liu Wei had a lot of talents under his command, but compared with Cao Cao, it still seemed much more depressed.

When the Han army escorted these generals and staff to Luoyang, not only the officials in Luoyang City were amazed, but even Liu Wei did not expect that there would be so many talents in the world who were willing to serve Cao Cao, and they were no longer willing to do their best for the Han Dynasty.

Just from the choice of these talents, Liu Wei has already seen how disappointed the talents of the Han Dynasty back then.

If this situation is not reversed, and the Han army is weak enough to conquer the world, even if the country is defeated by him, one day, the world will fall apart.

led Wang Liu and Wang Zhen out of the palace, surrounded by a team of guards, Liu Wei and others walked to the market.

It's summer now, and the street market in Luoyang City is also quite lively.

On the old willow tree on the side of the road, the cicadas are not afraid of people's existence, and they keep singing songs that do not make people feel beautiful.

A few children were frolicking in the street, and one of them, a little boy with a long bamboo pole in his hand, was leading a group of children who were slightly younger than him, looking for cicadas by the trees.

Seeing this scene, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Wei's mouth.

When Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, from the scholars to the common people in Luoyang City, they were all complaining, where would there be such a tranquil scene now!

He still clearly remembered that when he returned to Luoyang, it had been burned to the ground by a fire from the Xiliang army.

Now that nearly ten years have passed, the scorched earth is no longer scorched, but the city is noisy and prosperous, even Liu Wei has a faint sense of pride in his heart.

Seeing Liu Wei traveling from afar, the people in the market stood on the side of the road one after another, and even the group of children who were fluttering cicadas were standing obediently on the side of the street, staring at the Han Emperor who was walking slowly and bringing them a peaceful life.

Riding a tall war horse, Liu Wei did not have the slightest expression on his face.

Along the way, he didn't greet the people who saluted him, but just looked ahead and walked slowly in the direction of Cao Cao's staff under house arrest.

After walking for a short time, we came to the gate of the street.

Because he had been here once, Liu Wei also recognized Xun Yu's residence, and he directly led Wang Liu, Wang Zhen and a group of guards to stop the war horse outside the door of Xun Yu's residence.

"Xun Yu can be here?" Reining in the war horse, Liu Wei asked the officer who greeted him and saluted.

"Hui Yu Xià!" Standing a little farther away from his horse, the officer clenched his fists and bowed down and said, "Mr. will go out early in the morning and come back!" At this time, he is playing with Cheng Yu in the inner hall! ”

Knowing that Xun Yu went out early in the morning and came back, and was playing with Cheng Yu in the inner hall, Liu Wei glanced back at Wang Liu and Wang Zhen, and said to them: "This Xun Yu, but there is still a little bit of Yaxing!" ”

As he spoke, he turned over and got off his horse, greeted Wang Liu and Wang Zhen and said, "I'll wait to go in and have a look!" ”

Everyone responded, and they also got off their horses, followed Liu Wei, and entered Xun Yu's residence.

The guards who escorted Liu Wei here, as soon as they entered the front yard, immediately scattered and ran away, and after a while, the soldiers of the Han army who were responsible for monitoring Xun Yu were changed by the guards and withdrew from the house one after another.

The guards replaced the Han army guarding the house, and although the movement was not loud, it also attracted the attention of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who were playing in the house.

Cheng Yu dropped a white piece twisted in his hand on the chessboard, got up and stood up, walked to the window and said to Xun Yu: "Why is there movement outside?" ”

"When I came to Luoyang, the Han army was just guarding the house, but they never asked me about private matters, there would be movements, but it was quite strange!" In response, Xun Yu also stood up and walked to the window and glanced outside.

Standing by the window, the two of them saw a team of brightly clad guards running into the backyard quickly, and dozens of Han soldiers in the backyard withdrew without a moment after the guards ran into the garden.