Chapter 120 The Invitation of the County Lord
Early in the morning, Li Wuchang and Jiang Minglun dressed up very energetically, packed Xuantie and Lao Ginseng in exquisite boxes, and asked Fat Xiong to order people to prepare twenty jars of two pots, ready to be sent to the Qi Palace.
Zhao Xun looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "It's like a groom official." ”
Li Wuchang smiled: "I want to go with just some clothes, but I can't be rude...... By the way, are you going to forge today?"
Zhao Xun said: "Last night, I sent Fat Bear to contact a top forger, that is not a simple role, it costs 1,200 taels to fight a sword, no wonder it is always said that the poor are rich and martial, how can this ordinary person afford to consume." ”
Jiang Minglun said with a smile: "He came to look at the materials, how can ordinary materials cost so much money." ”
Zhao Xun nodded and said, "He doesn't use ordinary materials yet, and he said that he wasted his craftsmanship, it's really weird." ”
Li Wuchang muttered: "Are these forging masters so dragged? It seems that I shouldn't study medicine, I should learn forging." ”
Everyone laughed.
The fat bear on the side took the opportunity to pat himself on the back: "The fourth son learns medical skills, which is a hanging pot to help the world, and is admired by tens of thousands of people, how can it be compared with a forger." ”
Li Wuchang laughed and said, "Okay, you fat bear, you've been quite clever lately." ”
The fat bear didn't even dare to say it.
Li Wuchang said seriously: "Yesterday's incident is a special situation, and we still have to report this kind of thing in the future, if the three of us are not there, we will report to the shopkeeper Chen." ”
Fat Bear said yes, to be honest about yesterday's incident, he still has palpitations, he also knows that Li Wuchang is just a small concubine of the Li Mansion, in case of trouble, I am afraid that he is not the opponent of the second lady of the Li Mansion, how do you know that Li Wuchang has done it all, which makes him more sure that he is with the right person.
At this time, the little brother of the fat bear had already carried the good two pots on the twenty altars into the carriage.
Fat Bear asked: "Fourth prince, things are ready, look, should we go to King Qi's mansion?"
Li Wuchang nodded and walked forward first.
The Qi Palace's Mansion was still some distance away from Dongshi, and it stands to reason that Li Wuchang should ride a horse, which would be more convenient, but Li Wuchang chose to walk.
He had ridden a horse before, and he didn't ride long before he had a pain in his inner thigh, and he was not used to it.
If he rides in a carriage, he is also very unhappy to be trapped in a small space, so he simply walks.
......
Qi Wangfu.
Lu Yuanzhi, the king of Qi, once again ushered in three young talents, old acquaintances, He Yi, the eldest of the He family, Liu Qizheng, the second young man of the Liu family, and Yan Chong of the Yan family, who had just broken through the Martial Arts Pavilion.
He Yi, Liu Qizheng, and Yan Chong all admired Lu Ting very much, this is something that the upper echelons of Chang'an City know, and the three of them often fight openly and secretly, and they don't like each other.
I don't know why I came to the door today.
The family background, martial arts, and character of the three people are quite good.
He Yi is the eldest son of He Qianqiu, the secretary of the criminal department, quite literary, martial arts has just entered the initial stage of the six grades, this martial arts conference is not very lucky, did not enter the top twenty, and there is no big man to recommend him, although he Laozi is the secretary of the criminal department, the power is not small, but the He family has a thin foundation, compared with the Lin family, the Li family, the Liu family, the Han family and other old families There is still a big gap.
Liu Qizheng's father is the general Liu Jingming, who is currently partnering with Tang Feihu in Yangzhou to deal with the Japanese and won the trust of His Majesty, Liu Qizheng followed his father, he likes the art of war, although he is a son-in-law, but not the eldest son, he cannot inherit the title of his old son, but Liu Jingming has made great contributions over the years, and it should not be a problem to ask for a small title for his second son, so Liu Qizheng's future is still bright.
Yan Chong's Laozi is Taichang Temple Zhengqing Yan Gu, in charge of the sacrificial affairs, although the power is not as good as the Yamen like Zongzheng Temple and Dali Temple, but it is also a very decent position.
Lu Yuanzhi has a good impression of these three people, but he always feels that they are more or less petty, and often think of various small ideas to please himself or his daughter.
"A few virtuous nephews came together today, is there something wrong?" Lu Yuanzhi took a sip of tea and casually asked them what they meant.
Lu Ting didn't go out with Guo Yunling and Lin Qin today, and was pulled by Lu Yuanzhi to sit for a while, and looked at a few of them curiously at this time.
Yan Zhong coughed lightly and said: "Lord Wang, the day after tomorrow, there is a plan to go to the foot of the South Mountain outside the city, which was organized by His Royal Highness the Second Highness, and invited a lot of sons and brothers, boys and others want to invite the county lord to play a trick together, go out for a walk or something." ”
Lu Tingqi said, "Second Highness, why didn't he invite me?"
She has a good impression of Lu Xuandong's cousin, and thinks that he is very kind, and he cares about herself.
Yan Zhong smiled awkwardly and said, "It was His Royal Highness who asked me to invite the county lord, and Miss Lin and Miss Guo will also go." ”
Lu Xuandong was very optimistic about Yan Chong, and knew that Yan Chong admired Lu Ting very much, so he sent a favor and asked Yan Chong to personally go to the Qi Mansion to invite.
Who knew that Liu Qizheng and He Yi, the two boys, knew about it, so they clamored to come together, for fear that Yan Zhong would use some tricks to curry favor with the county lord, so as to take the lead.
Lu Ting nodded, muttering in her heart.
This cousin is really ...... All kinds of gifts.
"Lord Wang, the impermanent prince of Li Mansion and Jiang Minglun Shaoxia asked to see each other, and made a special trip to thank the prince for his recommendation. The butler came to the living room and reported the situation.
Lu Yuanzhi's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Hurry up, please!"
Last time, Li Wuchang helped Xiaorou prescribe a pair of medicines, and Xiaorou, who had been ill for a long time, was cured after drinking it twice, which was very magical, Lu Yuanzhi was thinking about when to send a post for Li Wuchang to come to the door, but he didn't expect Li Wuchang to come again, it was really good.
Yan Zhong and the others saw Lu Yuanzhi's expression, and their hearts were very unnatural, looking at this, Lu Yuanzhi had a good impression of Li Wuchang's kid.
How so?
Lu Ting snorted coldly and said, "This Li Er is stunned, I was about to settle accounts with him, but I didn't expect to dare to send it to the door, just right, I'll reason with him today." ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.
Lu Yuanzhi laughed and said, "What's the matter, that Li Er was stunned and offended you?"
Lu Ting said fiercely: "Speaking doesn't count, in the martial arts ...... I was surprised last time, but I didn't come. ”
She originally wanted to say that Li Wuchang released her pigeons in the Martial Arts Pavilion, but at this time, Yan Zhong and others were here, and she couldn't say it clearly, the less people knew about her disguising herself as a man to participate in the martial arts conference and entering the Martial Arts Pavilion.
At this time, the housekeeper had already brought Li Wuchang and Jiang Minglun in.
Li Wuchang swept the living room, saw so many people, his heart was taken aback, his face was not obvious, and he greeted seriously: "Li Wuchang see King Qi, the county lord...... I didn't expect Brother Yan and Brother He to be there, what a coincidence. ”
Jiang Minglun was also neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "Jiang Minglun sees the King of Qi, the county lord...... I have seen Yan Dashao, He Dashao, and Liu Ershao. ”
Lu Yuanzhi first smiled and said, "You two don't need to be polite, please take a seat." ”
Li Wuchang put the box containing the old ginseng and Xuantie on the table, and pulled Jiang Minglun to sit down.
Lu Yuanzhi glanced at Jiang Minglun and said, "This is Jiang Shaoxia, he is really a talent." ”
Lu Yuanzhi still knows Jiang Minglun's reputation, and knows that his martial arts are very clever, second only to Chang'an Five Princes and Han Dade among the young generation of Chang'an.
Jiang Minglun immediately stood up and said respectfully: "Minglun has thanked the prince for his praise, and he doesn't dare to be a talent, Minglun made a special trip to thank the prince with the impermanent prince this time." ”
Lu Yuanzhi was inexplicable.
It is reasonable for Li Wuchang to thank him, what did he Jiang Minglun thank.
Seeing this, Jiang Minglun explained: "Minglun was fortunate to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion this time, and with the help of the Impermanence Prince, he got a good knife, and learned that the Impermanence Prince's recommendation was recommended by the prince, so he ......"
Lu Yuanzhi nodded.
I see, I can't help but glance at Jiang Minglun in my heart.
Li Wuchang coughed lightly and said, "Lord Wang, Wuchang has gained a lot in the Martial Arts Pavilion this time, and I specially took something to thank the prince, I hope the prince doesn't have to dislike it." ”
Lu Ting glanced at the two wooden boxes and said, "Are those two boxes?"
Li Wuchang first opened the box of old ginseng, picked it up, and said: "This is the same prize that Brother Impermanence and Brother Minglun got by breaking into the material room, Impermanence is humble, and nothing good can be taken out, so he gave this prize to the prince, which is regarded as borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, impermanence knows that the palace is not short of this, and I only hope that the prince will be sincere in impermanence, so he will accept this thing." ”
Lu Yuanzhi picked up the wooden box, observed it, and said with a smile: "The best old ginseng is three points better than the tribute, and you have a heart for impermanence, so this king will accept this thing." ”
Then he handed the wooden box to the butler, and asked Li Wuchang again, "What is the other thing, which is also from the Martial Arts Pavilion?"
Li Wuchang said with a smile: "Another thing was specially given to Lord Ting, last time...... Last time, Impermanence promised Lord Ting one thing, but because of a moment of negligence, he didn't fulfill it, and today he came to make amends. ”
Then he opened the wooden box and said: "Impermanence knows that the county lord occasionally wields a sword and sword, so he specially takes a piece of ancient dark iron obtained in the martial arts pavilion and gives it to the county lord to build weapons. ”
As soon as the words of Ancient Xuantie came out, everyone was stunned, and even Lu Yuanzhi felt incredible.
Li Wuchang, this kid, was able to bring out the Ancient Xuantie from the Martial Arts Pavilion?
How did he do it?
Lu Ting picked up the box, looked at Li Wuchang with a smile, and asked, "You gave it to me?"
Li Wuchang arched his hand and said: "Last time, it was not impermanence on purpose, I heard that the county lord wanted a good sword, so he gave this thing to the county lord, if the county lord likes it, then impermanence is also a matter of mind." ”
Lu Ting nodded vigorously and said, "I like it very much." ”
Then he presented a treasure to Lu Yuan and said, "Father, you see...... Don't you underestimate me now, I'll have to find the best smith to help me forge the most beautiful sword. ”
The Lu family's red dragon true qi is a very domineering true qi, and the weapon created by the ancient Xuantie is just right.
Looking at the beautiful Lu Ting, Yan Zhong and the other three had no taste in their hearts at all, they had never seen Lu Ting show such a sweet smile.
This Li Wuchang, in order to pat himself on the back, he has made a lot of money, the three of them asked themselves, if there is a piece of dark iron, they are absolutely reluctant to take it out and give it away.
Li Wuchang liked Lu Ting very much, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Lu Ting would not let go of the martial arts pavilion to release the pigeons, and asked him to tell him about his cousin and cousin.
If that's the case, where would Li Wuchang find so many talented cousins and cousins?
Lu Yuanzhi smiled and said: "Good boy, you are not simple, just make such a baby without making a sound." ”
Li Wuchang hurriedly said modestly: "The kid only knows a little bit about medical skills, and my brother Minglun is still responsible for doing it, this time I can get this piece of iron, Minglun is the main force, and I am in charge of miscellaneous work." ”
Lu Yuanzhi refused to believe it, and said: "You kid, you are always so slippery, but you don't want to say it, and this king is not reluctant, then you can tell me, if you have any requirements, this king will definitely promise you, and he will not take advantage of your junior." ”
The old ginseng is okay to say, although it is precious, but Lu Yuanzhi is really not lacking.
If you say ancient dark iron, it's really not something that can be bought with money.
Li Wuchang hurriedly said: "Don't say that, the prince is just here to thank the prince this time, and to make amends to the county lord, where do you dare to make any requests." ”
After a pause, he continued: "If the prince and the county lord have nothing else to tell impermanence, then impermanence will retire and stop disturbing you to talk about business." ”
After that, he glanced at Jiang Minglun.
Jiang Minglun also got up and prepared to speak.
Lu Yuanzhi waved his hand, pretending to be angry and said, "Eh, impermanence is blaming this king for being unhospitable...... Come on, go down and prepare wine and food, today this king wants to have a good drink with impermanence Jiang Shaoxia and the three virtuous nephews, Ting'er, you are not allowed to run later. ”
Li Wuchang and Lu Yuanzhi have talked to this point, so they have to stay.
Lu Ting also said: "Yes, yes, you don't have any errands anyway, why are you in such a hurry to go back." ”
Li Wuchang smiled bitterly: "The county lord is saying that I am idle and have nothing to do, it turns out that I have such an image in the county lord's mind." ”
Lu Ting said seriously: "No, you are not idle and idle, you are a gentleman who likes to fight dogs and bullies good people." ”
As soon as these words came out, Li Wuchang couldn't cry or laugh.
Lu Ting remembered one thing and asked, "By the way, are you free the day after tomorrow? Let's go on an outing at the foot of Nanshan Mountain?" ”
Lu Xuandong invited Brother Gongzi and everyone to go on an outing?
That kid probably wants to play something to exchange feelings.
Li Wuchang coughed lightly and said: "I, Li Wuchang, am just a rough person, I won't go to that kind of elegant occasion, I'm afraid it will ruin the atmosphere, not to mention that I'm entangled in mundane affairs, I'm afraid I won't be available." ”
He really didn't want to go.
First, I don't want to deal with Lu Xuandong, and second, this kind of outing is really boring.
About two years ago, he and Han Dazhi also participated in a similar outing, which was boring.
It's better to stay at home and practice hard.
Although Li Lingwu did not explicitly say anything about the suppression of bandits, Li Wuchang had to take precautions, in case the imperial court really asked Li Wuchang to hang the title of the captain of the bandit suppression team and let him suppress the bandits, it would not be a joke.
Of course, a little better martial arts is an extra layer of insurance, so as soon as you have free time, of course, you should seize the time to practice martial arts, and as for any outing, forget it.
Lu Yuanzhi interjected: "This is impermanence, you are not, young people should go out for a walk, take a look, and by the way, they can't stay in the city all the time...... Three virtuous nephews, do you say yes? ”
Yan Chong's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "Yes, Brother Impermanence, let's go out and have a fun together, His Royal Highness is about to invite you, it is estimated that the invitations will be sent to the Li Mansion at this time." ”
At this point, what else can Li Wuchang say.