Taoyuan City.

After the eldest grandson Wuji knew that he was unable to return to heaven, he also brought people back.

Although this time is not good, it is not a loss for him.

It's just that there was a little bit of a mistake in sniping Daming's business, to put it bluntly, it failed to curb Daming's commercial invasion.

However, this does not affect the development of Taohe, at least, the future business of Taohe business will not be greatly affected.

Don't look at those merchants who are crazy to place orders at the port, but so what? Do they dare to ignore the Taohe business?

For this, the eldest grandson Wuji is quite confident.

In the Taohe business, after Xu Jingzong finished handling the opening matters, he asked in a low voice: "County guard, what is so special about this caravan of the Japanese Kingdom?" ”

From the strange performance of the eldest grandson Wuji before, he had some doubts, but it was inconvenient to ask at that time.

And mentioning this, the eldest grandson Wuji also shook his head helplessly, and said: "I don't know, but when the official left Beijing, the queen specially mentioned in a letter, don't let His Royal Highness get too close to the Japanese people, and the specific inside story is not known to the official." ”

"The Queen's Confession?" Xu Jingzong was shocked when he heard this, how did this queen know about Daming in the backyard of the deep palace?

Looking at the eldest grandson Wuji's secretive face, he said in his heart, you really don't know the inside story?

But since it was the queen's explanation, he didn't say more.

In the Tang Dynasty, I would rather offend Li Er than provoke Empress Changsun, which is the official creed of many people.

"The county guard, the merchants are back." At this moment, Chu Suiliang came over and said.

They came back earlier than those merchants, not that those merchants dared to put up a fight in front of them, but the merchants did have more things than they did in Daming.

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji nodded, and said, "The rest will be left to you, the old man is walking around the city." ”

Don't look at the fact that he was quite kind to those merchants before, but if you really want to talk about it, he is also annoyed with these merchants, in short, he wrote down this account.

"Then the next official will accompany the county guard to take a good look at our Taoyuan City." Seeing this, Chen Dingan immediately said.

"Then it's hard to work and settle down." In this regard, the eldest grandson Wuji did not refuse.

"When did this old fox become so clever?" As soon as he saw Chen Ding'an leaving with the eldest grandson Wuji, Yang Tingshi immediately muttered dissatisfiedly.

If they could, they wouldn't want to stay here and stand on the platform, wouldn't that be a clear confrontation with Li Chengqian?

After today's incident, they were convinced of Li Chengqian's methods.

The key is that every time they thought they could have some chance of winning, it was only in an instant, and their hopes were shattered, and this feeling of powerlessness made them a little afraid to be an enemy of Li Chengqian.

Of course, they also did not dare to oppose the eldest grandson Wuji, after all, one was a threat to the future, and the other was a threat to the present.

And the eldest grandson Wuji, who had just walked out not far away, looked at the still prosperous Taoyuan City, and said with a smile: "Taoyuan can have today's luxuriant, and it is very great to live in peace!" ”

"The county guard is in love." Chen Ding'an was very sober, and he was not fluttering by the praise of the eldest grandson Wuji, "Taoyuan can have the appearance it is today, and the lower officials are just doing their duty as a courtier, mainly occupying the terrain, borrowing the east wind of the Ming Dynasty, and replacing anyone here, Taoyuan is still this Taoyuan." ”

Hearing Chen Ding'an say this, the eldest grandson Wuji looked back at him unexpectedly, he didn't expect that Chen Ding'an would have such a side.

Thinking like this, he shook his head secretly, sighed, and then said: "Ding'an, now the county guard is still lacking a merit, I don't know if you are interested?" ”

For Chen Ding'an, being transferred to the county guard to serve as Gongcao can be regarded as a high promotion.

But Chen Ding'an said apologetically: "Thanks to the love of the county guard, but the lower officials are only shallow in learning, and they are old, they have been a little powerless to deal with the government affairs of Taoyuan in the past two years, and they do not hide it from the county guard.

It lived up to the love of the county guard. ”

As he spoke, Chen Dingan took out the resignation letter that had been prepared a long time ago from his sleeve, bowed down and handed it to the eldest grandson Wuji.

This is what he had planned early on, and it can actually be seen from his early performance.

It's just that he didn't expect that the eldest grandson Wuji would plan to get him to the county guard's mansion, but he knew that Taoyuan made him undoable.

There's no way, today's Taoyuan Ling has become a fragrant dumpling, he has no background, from a Xu official to today's rootless duckweed, how can he still keep the position of Taoyuan Ling?

Although he could seek Li Chengqian's help, but after thinking about it, he still gave up this thought, after all, many of his Chen family's sons and nephews are now in Daming, this is the best opportunity for his Taoyuan Chen family for countless years.

Therefore, even if the eldest grandson Wuji allowed him to take the position of Gongcao, he refused.

However, this time, it made the eldest grandson Wuji regret it.

This Chen Ding'an is indeed a manufacturable material, but unfortunately, he found it a little late.

"Brother Ding'an is talented." The eldest grandson Wuji said rarely, "It's a pity, the old man and Brother Ding'an got acquainted a little late." ”

That being said, he took Chen Dingan's resignation letter in the past.

As far as he is concerned, it doesn't matter how Chen Ding'an does it, because he has already promised the position of Taoyuan County Commander to others.

This time he came to Taoyuan in person, in fact, there was also a reason for this, but he thought about transferring Chen Dingan from Taoyuan first, but he didn't expect that Chen Dingan would be so good and took the initiative to let it out.

Although he has the intention of retaining it later, Chen Dingan himself does not know how to lift, will he still look at the thatched house?

Yes, yes, Chen Ding'an's performance is indeed a manufacturable material in his opinion, but it is not so amazing that it requires him to look at the thatched house twice.

And after feeling that his resignation was taken away by the eldest grandson Wuji, Chen Dingan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was actually a little disappointed.

First, Taoyuan City, which has struggled for most of his life, is finally going to have nothing to do with him, and secondly, it is also the most cheap psychology, that is, the eldest grandson Wuji really didn't persuade him again......

When he just finished saying that, he was actually thinking in his heart, if the county guard was really warmly invited, could the old man be selfish once?

Just once.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji did not.

Of course, he actually knows that he does not have the qualifications to ask for three resignations.

After adjusting his mentality as quickly as possible, Chen Dingan got up and looked at the busy scene around him, and said with a smile: "After working in this Taoyuan for so many years, I really feel a little uncomfortable when I put down my burden this time." ”

"yes." The eldest grandson Wuji said with a smile, "But Brother Ding'an's contribution to Taoyuan, the people of Taoyuan will not forget, the court will not forget, and Your Majesty will not forget!" ”

For a resigned magistrate, the eldest grandson Wuji gave him a high honor.

But in this way, Chen Dingan is completely dead.

Speaking of which, after completely giving up, my heart is more steady.

……

At the same time, outside the north gate of Taoyuan City.

Wei Chi Jingde took his own soldiers and galloped towards Taoyuan City.

Originally, he didn't plan to get involved in this matter, after all, he was only in charge of the military.

But the successive explosions before still alarmed him after all, and when he heard the news, he couldn't sit still anymore.

The black powder of the Tang Dynasty he has seen, the power, not to mention can completely change the future war situation, but it will definitely affect the future war mode.

As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years, he still has this bit of vision.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that Da Ming had also made some gunpowder, where could he still sit still.

Don't forget, Li Er let him sit in Taohe County, his main purpose is to stare at Daming, although Li Er didn't say it explicitly, but does this kind of thing still need to be explicit?

Otherwise, a Taohe County has no danger of war on the surface, why would Li Er let him sit here as an experienced veteran?

"General, Taoyuan City has arrived."

"Lao Tzu is not blind!" When Wei Chi Jingde heard this, he said impatiently.

When they reached the city gates, they naturally did not ride their horses and gallop wildly.

"Dismount, leave a few people to watch the horses, and the rest follow the old man into the city."

When the Zhuangban officials guarding the city gate saw these menacing people, they immediately lost the courage to resist, but because of their duties, they did not retreat.

Wei Chi Jingde didn't say a word, and the personal soldiers beside him showed a token.

When the officials guarding the door saw it, they immediately bowed down and said, "See Wu Guogong." ”

"Lead the way, General Ben has something important to find the Duke of Qi."

When the official heard this, he immediately led the way in front of the head, and said in his heart, this Taoyuan City has really changed, and he couldn't even come to the assassination history once in a few years, but in the past two years, it was either the prince of the country or the prince......

When the official took Wei Chi Jingde to find the eldest grandson Wuji who was wandering around the city, the eldest grandson Wuji was not surprised, and said with a smile: "The old man knows that he can't sit still. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Wei Chi Jingde didn't have the time to fight with the eldest grandson Wuji, so he asked directly.

The eldest grandson Wuji was not in a hurry, pointed to Chen Ding'an beside him, and said, "This is the Taoyuan County Order, Chen Ding'an." ”

When Chen Dingan heard this, he immediately bowed down and said, "Xiaguan has seen Wu Guogong. ”

Wei Chi Jingde waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business here, the general and the county guard have important matters to discuss, you can retreat." ”

"Then the official will retire for the time being." Chen Ding'an left after speaking, he understood what the eldest grandson Wuji meant.

Watching Chen Ding'an leave, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed and said, "It is indeed a manufacturable material, but unfortunately, I am older and I know it later." ”

"Alright, don't talk about that." Wei Chi Jingde said, "What's going on with Daming's gunpowder?" ”

Regarding this matter, the eldest grandson Wuji also shook his head helplessly, and he could only state what he knew at the moment.

He also knew that this matter was going to make a big fuss.

"So, this Daming's gunpowder is more powerful than my Datang's black gunpowder?" Wei Chi Jingde muttered.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "If you look at it from the prestige alone, it is true, but we were not present at the time, and we were far away, and we only heard a rumbling sound, followed by a gray one.

According to His Royal Highness, the Ming Dynasty was using gunpowder to crack the rocks. ”

"Black powder can actually be used to open mountains and crack rocks." Wei Chi Jingde said, "But the amount needed must be not small, hey, at this juncture, Da Ming tossed out the gunpowder, but also let us know, what do you say His Royal Highness intends to do?" ”

"Shock." The eldest grandson Wuji almost didn't think much about it, and said directly, "Your Majesty sent you and me to sit in Taohe, which made Your Highness feel something, and my Tang Dynasty used black powder to skillfully take Xue Yantuo, which also made Your Highness feel the pressure, so Your Highness specially chose this day to show us."

Otherwise, when will it be bad for Daming to open the mountain and crack the stone, and it will be specially picked today? ”

For this point, the eldest grandson Wuji has long had an idea.

When Wei Chi Jingde heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "Just say that you literati have a lot of!" If Your Highness doesn't come out like this today, what do you say in the future when you learn that Da Ming has also mastered the technology of gunpowder?

Say that it harbors evil intentions?

At this time, people are telling you in a bright way, and you say this and that, and you want the old man to say, you literati are the most hypocritical, and what you do is not right in your eyes.

Doing nothing, you still have fucking things to say, it's really hard to serve. ”

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard him say this, he immediately exploded.

"You asked, it's better now, complaining about the old man?" The two had a rare and calm communication, and it was not calm in an instant.

Wei Chi Jingde was silent, he asked so before, in fact, he wanted to see the attitude of the eldest grandson Wuji, and it was obvious that the attitude of the eldest grandson Wuji was exposed in his words.

Of course, the eldest grandson Wuji was actually testing his attitude.

Although he knew it before, it was different then and now.

At least, after learning that Da Ming had mastered gunpowder, this attitude was different.

"This matter must be reported to His Majesty as soon as possible." After a moment of silence, Wei Chi Jingde said, "As for how to deal with it, let's not worry about it, right?" ”

Hearing him say this, the eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Wei Chi Jingde and said with a smile: "Then according to what Wu Guogong said." ”

He can see that although Wei Chi Jingde's attitude has not changed, his choices in many things may have changed.

But that's good, as far as he is concerned, he actually doesn't want to go to that step, if he really goes to that point, whether it is for Daming or Datang or his eldest grandson's family, it is not a good thing.

"Then first, I heard that His Highness is now in the port? Since the old man is here, he should go to visit, and there is Lao Qi Guogong to help arrange this matter. After Wei Chi Jingde finished speaking, he also glanced at the direction of Da Ming.

Nodding, the eldest grandson Wuji said, "It's okay, the old man will let people arrange it." ”

He actually knew that the reason why Wei Chi Jingde asked him to arrange it was actually to avoid suspicion.

Otherwise, with his identity and status as Wei Chi Jingde, do you still need him to arrange it?

After speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji beckoned, and the entourage in the distance immediately trotted over.

But Wei Chi Jingde stepped aside, looked at this strange city, shook his head and said, "Hey, it was a peaceful and prosperous era, how did it become an eventful time?" ”

Da Ming mastered the gunpowder, which was actually not a big deal for him, but for someone, it was a shocking event.

Therefore, even he has to be cautious.

He only hopes that things don't go out of hand and never go back.

As for Li Chengqian's purpose, he actually has the same attitude as the eldest grandson Wuji, but it is precisely because of this idea that he is worried.

Shock, who is shocking?

Shocking your father?

But if your father was so easily intimidated, then the person sitting in that position today could not be him!

As soon as he thought of this, Wei Chi Jingde had a headache.

(End of chapter)