When Chu Nian and the others arrived at Mu's house, Chu Yuanlang was drinking happily with a bowl of chicken soup, and when he saw Chu Nian, there was a little bit of vicissitudes in his eyes, and he smiled like a big boy.

"Sister, I'm worried about you."

Seeing that he was in good shape, Chu Niankan breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time, he saw Mu Qing with shy eyes: "Yuan Lang, is the chicken soup delicious?" ”

Chu Yuanlang also had an inexplicable flush on his face at this moment, and he smirked innocently: "It's delicious." ”

Suddenly, a cold breath came, and Chu Yuanlang turned his eyes vigilantly, and saw the tall figure, almost blocking most of the flickering candlelight behind him.

A killing aura was coming from that person, a trace of darkness flashed in Chu Yuanlang's eyes, and when he saw that person and Chu Nian were close, his face relaxed a little, and he said with some curiosity: "Sister, this is-"

Without waiting for Chu Nian to speak, he heard Chen Yue's voice say coldly: "In the lower hussar general Chen Yue, Shaozhen Ninghou, has long admired the great name. ”

Chu Yuanlang straightened his face, lay on the couch and propped himself up, and said: "It turned out to be a hussar general, and he lost his welcome due to illness, and I hope the general will forgive me." ”

At this moment, Chu Yuanlang had been in a coma for a long time, his face was a little pale, and his body was very weak and weak, Chen Yue's eyes swept over him, nodded lightly as a promise, and saw Mu Qing step forward and take the soup bowl in Chu Yuanlang's hand: "Do you still want to drink?" Shall I serve you a little more? ”

Chu Yuanlang smiled lightly, and there was a little imperceptible tenderness in the young man's eyes, "Then thank you Mu Niangzi." ”

After Mu Qing left in shame, Chu Yuanlang noticed Chu Nian's meaningful gaze, and suddenly said with an embarrassed face: "Sister, look at what I do." ”

Chu Nian smiled meaningfully, and his eyes bent into two crescents: "My brother has grown up." ”

Hearing this, Chu Yuanlang's face turned red for no reason, and then he saw Chu Nian sitting down on the side by himself, stretched out his hand, and made tea for himself and Chen Yue, before he raised his eyes to look at Chu Yuanlang, who was still crimson, with a serious expression.

"Although I want to know what dreams you and Mu Qing have had, so that it is so strange to wake up from the dream, but I want to know more about how you plan next."

Chu Yuanlang ignored Chu Nian's first half of the ridicule, pondered for a while, and then said: "As far as the border war is concerned, the disadvantage of the barbarians is that there are no tactics at all, and when they fight, they are on a rampage, but the advantage of the barbarians is that there are many people, and it is precisely because of the large number of people that they are more lethal when they are so rampage, plus there are powerful illusionists in the enemy army, I am afraid that if we continue to fight hard, even if there are 200,000 elite soldiers in the border pass, we will inevitably lose." ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Yue on the side raised his head quietly, carefully observing Chu Yuanlang's complexion, but did not intervene.

Chu Nian's eyes were slightly gloomy, Chu Yuanlang liked to study some art of war when he was in the Chu family, since he could say that, he must have understood it in his heart.

Chu Yuanlang lowered his eyes slightly, frowning: "Our advantage is that the tactics can be unpredictable, plus the number of people is small, the Da Liang people are usually more flexible than the barbarians, but they are better at tricks, the disadvantage is that the strength is insufficient, and now the barbarians attack and do not pay attention to the rules, they can only be hard-hitting, but if it is hard, our Da Liang will only be consumed." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian opened his mouth, but the words were picked up by Chen Yue, who had been silent but had a strong sense of existence: "Since you know both the enemy and us so well, can you think of a countermeasure?" ”

Chu Yuanlang raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Yue, then his brows furrowed, and he nodded lightly and said: "Since there is a difference in strength, then make up for it in equipment, if we can have some powerful weapons to deal with the rampaging style of the barbarians, it will be much easier, at that time, even if the enemy has illusionists to help, we don't have to be too afraid." ”

Seeming to agree with Chu Yuanlang's words, Chen Yue nodded slowly, and then looked at Chu Yuanlang with burning eyes: "Now the equipment that our soldiers can use is already made by the best blacksmith in Da Liang, now, how can the equipment be improved?" ”

Chu Nian glanced sideways at Chu Yuanlang, who was deep in thought, and then turned his eyes to look at Chen Yue, "Cousin, have you heard of the thing that the magician accidentally researched a few years ago?" ”

Chen Yue raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Nian: "You mean, gunpowder?" ”

"Exactly." Chu Nian seemed to see Shen Dui, who was injured when he was killed in his previous life, and the soldiers who were pulled over by him as a shield, presumably with that level of explosion, there would be more than a dozen soldiers around him who would definitely die.

If such power is on a densely populated battlefield...... The results can be imagined.

Chen Yue's eyes lit up, but then it darkened again, and he shook his head lightly and said, "If you use it in battle, I'm afraid it will hurt our soldiers." ”

At this stall, I saw Chu Yuanlang raise his head, and his eyes were bright: "Then, isn't it over if we use that thing to ambush or defend the city?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the air froze slightly for a while, Chen Yue lowered his eyes and pondered, and after a while, the corners of his rare mouth hooked up an obvious smile: "This is a good proposal, it was originally to protect the family and defend the country, so that we don't have to be afraid of hurting friendly troops, we hide in the city, and we don't have to be afraid of the enemy's illusionists, if the gunpowder can be made more quickly, and the follow-up can follow, then even if the barbarians pour out, we are not afraid!" ”

Chu Nian glanced at Chen Yue sideways, and at this moment she realized that this cousin was not a really indifferent person, he just didn't care about everything outside of war, but he was a real battle maniac......

"That gunpowder is in the hands of the military department now?"

Chu Nian raised his eyes, and then looked at his cousin's eyes flashing with scorching fire, and the flames in those eyes were no less dazzling than when the gunpowder exploded.

She coughed lightly, nodded lightly, and said, "I'm afraid that the use of gunpowder still needs to be declared to the imperial court." ”

Chen Yue immediately answered, his huge fist was clenched on his chest, and several green tendons were clearly visible: "If I go to say it, I don't believe that anyone dares to disobey." ”

……

Sure enough, on the second day in the court, Chen Yue's proposal to use gunpowder on the frontier was almost unanimously approved, and the Queen Mother's party and the Wang family could not resist the enthusiasm of the battle madman, not to mention that the prince's faction simply fell one-sided, and the entire royal family voted for Chen Yue with the "one vote" they had.

Soon, the research and development of gunpowder by the Ministry of War accelerated, but in half a month, gunpowder could be put into use, and the first batch of five artillery pieces had been transported to the border pass, and Chu Yuanlang had already rushed to the border pass as soon as his body recovered slightly.

The barbarians were caught off guard by this artillery, and quickly sued for peace, and even offered the only princess of the barbarians as a condition for peace, which is a later story.

Just said that now, Chu Yuanlang and Chen Yue rushed to the border pass, and news came from the mouth of Qinghe Tang, saying that Hu Tongzhi had returned to Beijing, and he was waiting for Chu Nian in the private house.

When Chu Nian hurried to Hu Tongzhi's private residence, he unexpectedly met Tao Jinyan at the door, just as Chu Nian sighed that Tao Jinyan's intelligence was strong, and he could even inquire about Hu Tongzhi's private residence, he saw Tao Jinyan's face and said with a serious face: "Can you ...... Can you introduce me to this Shanghai master? ”

Chu Nian glanced at him inquiringly, shook his head lightly and said, "Master has never seen outsiders, if you want to see him, you need me to ask for advice first, if you really have to see him, then wait, I will discuss with him." ”

A hint of loss flashed in Tao Jinyan's eyes, and he nodded lightly and said, "Okay, listen to you." ”

With that, he turned and walked away, as if he had no nostalgia.

Chu Nian looked at his back and frowned, turned around and walked into the threshold, but the moment he entered the open door, the door behind him was tightly closed, Chu Nian sighed helplessly, raised his head, but met a pair of familiar eyes.

At this moment, those narrow eyes were squinting slightly, looking at her, but they had completely lost their previous temperature.

A trace of doubt rose in Chu Nian's heart, and at this point, he saw that the person opposite had his hand behind his back, his thin lips were lightly opened, and his ink color looked extremely cold: "Chu Nian, I don't need you in the future, you stay away from my big cool, and I don't leave any strangers in my big cool." ”

A hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, but his face was slightly gloomy, Chu Nian took a few steps forward, his eyes locked on Ming Xiu's face, and his nose moved slightly, "What do you mean by being different?" ”

Ming Xiu's face was still inexplicably cold, just like when he first met, and even hidden a little murderous: "You are not the real Chu Nian, but a wisp of the Su family's ghost, yes or no?" Also, you are doing your best to help me, just hoping to avenge the Su family, even if you get close to me, you are just with your own selfish desires, now my wings are full, and I am not afraid of the Wang family and the Queen Mother's restraint at all, you are a person who has two hearts from the beginning, what is the use of me staying? ”

Chu Nian's eyes flashed slightly, but after a while, his red lips were slightly hooked, and he said, "What does it matter if I am the ghost of the Su family?" Helping you was originally so that the people of Li on the territory of Daliang would not be persecuted by traitors, even if it was with selfish desires, it would also help you, wouldn't it? Besides, it's me who sends charcoal in the snow, how do you know if you won't need the icing on the cake in the future? ”

When the words fell, Ming Xiu's expression was obviously stunned, and he saw Chu Nian half-lowering his eyes, and smiled helplessly: "Master, stop playing." ”

"Ming Xiu"'s face froze, and after a while, his figure gradually dissipated, turned into a wooden stake and fell to the ground, and a hearty laugh came from the side: "Good girl, I can't fool you as a teacher, it seems that you haven't slackened during this time." ”

Chu Nian smiled: "It's still a good master, if there is no master, I would still be confused by illusion every day." ”

Hu Tongzhi walked out slowly from behind a big tree on the side, touched a pinch of beard on his chin casually, and after a while, he looked at Chu Nian with some curiosity and said, "How do you know that this Ming Xiu is pretending to be me?" ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian moved his nose and chuckled: "The master is very observant of Ming Xiu, but it is still a little worse, if it is not for the person who gets along with Ming Xiu day and night, he will definitely not find this characteristic of Ming Xiu." ”

At this stall, he saw Hu Tongzhi shaking his head helplessly: "It seems that the relationship between you and Ming Xiu cannot be separated by the teacher, and you will be pulled into the Qinghe camp." ”

As soon as these words came out, Chu Nian suddenly frowned and raised his head, and his eyes were meaningful.