"You say." Ling Jingcheng did not mean to agree. This adult said coldly, but when he said "if you have a fart", it had the same effect when she said to Yu Mojian's fierce neighbor who was a thug when he was a child.

Yu Moji had no choice but to say carefully, "The study of Yanjia is a weapon of the country, but as a discipline in itself, there are no two branches of the court and the people. In the early years, Xia Jun and Xia Ge were two cardinals......"

"Xia Jun and Xia Ge, even though they were born in a civilian family, they are not the queen of criminals." Ling Jingcheng didn't let her finish, "You are young, so you can't help but be naïve when you speak." But didn't Lu Chen teach you? From the day when the army began to adopt Yanjia, the study of Yanjia can only be official science, and the people can only use some specific types of Yanji, and it is disobedient to study privately, not to mention those prisoners in the Jiangbei Army? ”

Yu Moji felt a little helpless in his heart. Lu Chen really didn't teach her this. As a teacher, Lu Chen's respect for his protégé has reached the point of excessive; Only Yuan Yizhi mentioned these things to her. But Yu Moji himself is not a Qi person after all, and when he understands it, he always can't put himself in the position of the imperial court.

"Could it be that just because those techniques come from Jiangshan ships, the Cardinal cannot use them at all?" Yu Mojian refused to give up after all, and still had the courage to say it, "The study of Yanjia on the Jiangshan ship is based on frugality as the first priority, if you can learn from their technology, a heavy armor can save a lot of thousand-year-old gold; In recent years, the production of Chitose Gold has gradually failed to keep up with demand, and this is exactly the time when these technologies are needed. ”

Ling Jingcheng's face became more and more unsightly, "How much thousand-year-old gold has been allocated by the imperial court, is it also something you can discuss?" ”

"Don't dare." Yu Mojian knew that he had crossed the gap between his words, so he quickly revealed this point, "In fact, in addition, for the Cardinal, now is also the time to develop the Water Machine. Ling Jingcheng hadn't discussed this matter with her publicly, but Yu Mochen thought that he would eventually be sent to explore the way, and it didn't hurt to mention this matter on this occasion - anyway, Ling Jingcheng had already thought she was whimsical, "I know that the 'Mirage' has been completed, but the future is unknown, and the 'Mirage' alone may not be enough." ”

These words seemed to have finally touched Ling Jingcheng's heart. He groaned for a moment and sighed, "You are so young, you think too much. ”

"The teacher has taught." Without thinking, Yu Mochen forcibly pulled Lu Chen to the same front as himself, "Since you have become a member of the Cardinal, you have to share your worries for the country." ”

"Heh, a good student taught by Lu Chen." Ling Jingcheng shook his head, and finally said, "I came to you today, in fact, I just want to ask what is going on between you and the captive. But since you said so, there's one thing that just needs you to do. ”

Yu Moji nodded, and then listened to it. Yuan Pingzhi had already informed her before, it was nothing more than a few things, either the matter of going to the deep sea exploration in the uninhabited realm of the southwest, or the pacification of the Xuannu Sect, the things that the Cardinal would give her, in fact, there were not too many, but everything was very difficult to do.

Ling Jingcheng said, "The batch of prisoners in the Jiangbei Army, after all, involves the study of Yanjia, and it is inconvenient for Master Fu to deal with it by himself. After he found out about the smuggling of Chitose gold in the army, he sent these captives to the imperial capital. Since you are interested in the technology of the ship, you may wish to consult with them on behalf of the Cardinal. ”

Yu Moji didn't expect this, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little funny. Master Fu had probably already relayed what she had said before to Ling Jingcheng, no wonder Ling Jingcheng came to her so secretly. This Lord Ling had a cold and serious face, and in the end, he didn't intend to give up the technique of the Jiangshan Ship. She worked hard for a long time in vain, in fact, people had already decided to send her to be a spy.

She thought for a moment before she frowned and said, "But what about the captives themselves?" ”

Ling Jingcheng raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Since Lord Ling sent me, he affirmed the skill of the Jiangshan ship." Yu Mochen said, "But when I heard what the adults meant before, I was really puzzled in my heart. Have you ever considered mitigating their sins? ”

"You're a stubborn man." Ling Jingcheng sighed.

Yu Mochen was anxious in his heart, and was about to speak, but he heard Ling Jingcheng continue, "To make merit for sin, you must first have merit." Whether or not they can be mitigated depends on what these people can bring to the cardinal. If you really pity them, make a little more effort and try to get them to teach you as much as you can. ”

Yu Moji breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded, and said, "I'll do my best." But I also hope that what you have said today will always be counted. ”

Ling Jingcheng glanced at her more and more helplessly, and said, "When you first came to the Cardinal, you were just bored and did things, and it was rare to say a word, and you were very obedient. Now that he is so sharp, is he hiding his edge before? ”

"It was my ignorance." Yu Moji smiled. She recalled her previous hesitant appearance, and felt a little unbearable; The Masters of the Cardinal Council have tolerated her so far, but it is really difficult for them.

"I'd rather you be the obedient child you used to be." Ling Jingcheng shook his head, turned around and walked out the door, "Most of the people in the Cardinal don't know about the captivity. Come with me, don't go a fork. ”

Yu Mochen originally thought that Ling Jingcheng was just here to confess, but he didn't expect him to be so resolute. But she didn't have anything to do at the moment, so she answered and hurriedly followed.

He didn't go far before Ling Jingcheng reached out and pressed on the wall. The familiar sound of gears and pry bars was heard, and a small door opened. Ling Jingcheng was the first to walk in, followed by Yu Moji, and as soon as he entered it, he saw two rows of faint gas lamps on the edge of the narrow passage, and knew that this was the "ghost road" lurking in the cardinal's house again.

She hasn't walked this part of the road; But when she went further, she had some impressions. After going around for a long time, sometimes familiar and sometimes unfamiliar, she realized that this ghost road must lead in all directions, and it is not surprising that the route she walked this time occasionally overlapped with the road she had gone to Fenglongtan before.

After a while, the narrow road under Yu Moji's feet descended abruptly, and the angle was very tricky. On both sides of the route, in addition to the hot gas lamp pipes, there are smooth stone walls, and it is difficult to find a place to borrow. If this route were changed to ordinary people, they would probably roll down directly, but Yu Mochen had done a lot of training himself, and Ling Jingcheng was a military general, and both of them were extremely stable. After walking a little further, they reached a larger space.

Ling Jingcheng stopped and said, "Go straight ahead, there will be a corridor; To the left is the cell. The captives you have seen are being held in them. ”

Yu Mojian said in his heart, Ling Jingcheng, as the cardinal, is not convenient to show up here; What's more, the imperial court and Jiangshan Chuan were on opposite sides, and she was the only one who had a little friendship with these captives by chance, and she should have gone alone.

Yu Moji nodded and said, "When will I go back?" ”

"Give you three days," Ling Jingcheng said, looking around at the cage that did not see the light of day, "In three days, someone will come here to pick you up." ”

Come on, Yu Mochen said in his heart, what is the difference between this and putting her in a prisoner camp again?

Yu Moji put away the bit of belly, nodded at Ling Jingcheng, and walked forward alone.

She came to ask for a lesson in the study of the armor, but she brought nothing; In prison, it must be the same, there will be nothing. She has only one mouth, a tongue that is not very bright in ordinary times, and is about to pry it into the most precious treasure of the ship; She also had a brain that had been filled with many thoughts, and it was her only container for the knowledge that had been trapped in the river for years.

She took a deep breath. There was not much time left for her to press these distractions into her mind.

The road took a sharp turn. There was a guard around the corner, who was supposed to have been informed of her coming, and when he saw her appear, he opened the heavy iron door and let her in.

There was a sound of locks outside, and Yu Moji stood on the side, leaning against the door, and could clearly see the locked iron grilles on both sides of the front corridor.

For Yanshi, the more complex the machine, the more possibilities for modification and dismantling; Ling Jingcheng may have taken this into account, and did not use any complicated mechanisms here, but locked them all with a heavy iron latch on the outside of this prison. This is the simplest lock in the world, and there may be no shortage of prisoners in the prison who know how to use the machine, but they can't open it with their bare hands.

Yu Moji thought for a moment. Ling Jingcheng not only didn't take it seriously but did it deliberately, only explained the goal of the trip, and did not tell her what to do, nor did he say in advance that he was not allowed to open the latch.

At the same time, however, she had no way of knowing the status of the captives.

Previously, in the Jiangbei Army, these people were subject to sergeants, and they were forced to take debilitating drugs, and they did not attack her; There didn't seem to be a tradition of mistreating captives in the Cardinal's house—Yu Mojin pinched her fingers a little annoyed, she didn't support the inhuman treatment of forcibly feeding the medicine, but this state of confusion made it difficult for her to deal with it. She didn't even know that the Cardinal had a place to hold prisoners.

The captives already knew that she was a member of the Privy Council. When they were previously locked up in the prisoner camp, they were grasshoppers on the same rope, and they could only rely on each other in the fire; But now that the situation has changed, people are in prison, but she is here to visit the prison, clearly standing in two camps. In this way, will the captives be hostile to her? Even though her skills are good, these people from all over the country are trying their best to survive all day long, and they are constantly dealing with the imperial court, I am afraid that they will not be far behind.

Yu Moji thought about it for a long time, but he didn't have a clue; However, time waited for no one, and she couldn't delay any longer, so she had to pinch her fingers, walked to the open area, and asked loudly, "Can Master Aman be here?" ”