Chapter Forty-Nine: The Year of the Scepter Dynasty
The next day, Chong Heng arrived at the Jing'an Hou Mansion early in the morning and received the more than 20 truckloads of supplies.
He didn't even count them.
Because Li Xin said that he had already counted it, he did this to give Li Xin face, which means that no matter whether this batch of goods is enough or not, the farmer should be enough.
This is a certain level of respect, and it can be regarded as a kind of flattery, but Li Xin is not bored to the point of deducting things from inside, and he has not deducted any of these things.
It's impossible not to be greedy, these things are the top products in the Great Jin Weapons Prison, if there can be one or two hundred thousand sets sent to the Hanzhou Mansion, the combat power of the Hanzhou Army will be improved, and the soldiers will be huge.
But at least one or two thousand sets are needed, dozens of sets or one or two hundred sets, which are insignificant, and Li Xin can't look down on them.
These twenty or thirty carts, lined up from Desheng Street, slowly drove out of Yongle Fang, and after the last carriage left, Chong Dashao came to Li Xin, who saw him off, and bowed his head respectfully: "Master Hou, the next official will go." ”
Li Xin smiled: "Nine years ago, I also sent things to Yunzhou City, and it was quite hard to get in the sun and rain along the way. ”
Chong Heng said with a smile: "My grandfather mentioned this to me, at that time, when Hou Ye was only seventeen or eighteen years old, he was able to take four hundred Lin Wei to wade through mountains and rivers to send things to Jimen Pass and Yunzhou City, and also killed six hundred remnant Zhou thieves near Xiao Chen Ji. ”
Mentioning the old incident of Xiao Chenji back then, Li Xin was silent for a while, and then a smile appeared on his face: "At that time, it was just to send some medicine and wine, which was nothing, but it was ordnance that was sent less, in case the news was leaked, I am afraid that someone would be red-eyed." ”
This batch is three million pieces of ordnance, and it is close to the cost price of three million pieces, if these high-quality swords and armor are sold on the black market, the price is doubled, and may even triple.
If the news leaks out, the road may not be smooth.
Chong Da Shao said with a smile: "I took a whole half of Yu Linwei on the road, a full 1,600 elites, it's not bad if I don't rob others, where will anyone dare to touch my brow?" ”
The Marquis of Jing'an nodded with a smile.
"Less is the case."
The two of them said a few more words, and then Chong Heng hugged Li Xin and left.
Li Xin looked at the back of Chong Heng leaving, and then looked at the mighty black-armored feather Lin Wei who was following him, with a complicated expression.
After a while, Li Xin turned around and went home, and after going to the backyard to hug the child for a while, he smiled at the eldest princess who was breastfeeding and said, "Tomorrow is Master Ye's eightieth birthday, don't you prepare some gifts for his old man?" ”
The eldest princess covered her clothes and looked up at Li Xin.
"It's always been you who have been in contact with the Ye family's teacher, where can I prepare anything."
Li Xin squatted down, put the eldest girl in his arms on the ground, and said with a smile: "Then I will prepare it myself, but tomorrow, Your Highness, you will go to the Ye family with me to celebrate the old man's birthday." ”
The eldest princess nodded and said, "Yes, I will go with you tomorrow." ”
Speaking of this, she paused and continued: "Didn't you say that the old man likes Ping'er, and it will be lively and lively to bring him over tomorrow." ”
The Marquis of Jing'an smiled and said, "Your Highness." ”
"Chen Guogong's Mansion has been preparing for the birthday banquet for the past few days, I'm busy with other things, I can't help much, I'll go to the Ye family later."
"Go ahead."
The Ninth Princess sighed: "Master Ye, he has not been in good health in the past few years, you should go and see him more." ”
After the couple talked for a while, Li Xin walked out of the backyard, and asked Chen Sixteen to come over and instructed: "Sixteen, you go to the Yulinwei camp and send a message to my Master Wang." ”
Chen Sixteen bent down and said respectfully, "What a message." ”
"Just tell Master Wang that tomorrow is Master Ye's 80th birthday, and let him come to our house early tomorrow morning and go to Ye's house with me to celebrate his birthday."
Li Xin's two masters, among which Wang Zhong, who taught him boxing, was Ye Sheng's old department in his early years, and he was also a brain-dead fan of Old Man Ye, he had always wanted to see Old Man Ye all these years, and Li Xin took him to visit Ye's house a few years ago, but he hadn't been to Ye's house for several years.
Now that Ye Guogong is on his 80th birthday, it is reasonable for Wang Zhong to go to the Ye family to pay homage to his birthday.
However, the Ye family is not ready to make a big deal on this birthday, only some high-ranking officials of the imperial court or old man Ye's friends and his own people can go, if there is no Li Xin to lead the way, Wang Zhong will probably not be able to enter.
Chen Sixteen nodded respectfully: "The villain will go." ”
With that, he changed his clothes and went to the Yulinwei camp to deliver the letter, and Li Xin also tidied up his clothes and went to the Chen Guogong Mansion.
Soon, the carriage of the Marquis of Jing'an stopped at the door of Chen Guogong's mansion, because the Guogong Mansion was going to hold a birthday banquet, and a lot of ribbons had been hung at this time, indicating that the family was doing a happy event, after Li Xin got off the carriage, he did not let people report it, but walked straight to the door of Chen Guogong's mansion, and the door of Chen Guogong's mansion saw that Li Xin was coming, and directly bowed his head respectfully.
"Master Hou is here."
Even Old Man Ye himself said that Li Xin can be regarded as the fifth elder of the Ye family, so the entire Ye family does not regard Li Xin as an outsider, if it weren't for Li Xin's own relatively high status, the Ye family might call him "Fifth Master" at this time.
Li Xin nodded at the old porter and asked with a smile, "Is Senior Brother Ye at home?" ”
"At home."
The old man bowed his head and said, "It should be in the backyard at this time, the old man will lead you over?" ”
Li Xin shook his head and said with a smile: "I am more familiar with the Ye family than my own, so I don't need to trouble the old man, I will go by myself." ”
Saying that, Li Xin walked in by himself, and he didn't need anyone to lead the way, he touched the backyard of Chen Guogong's mansion, and after entering the backyard, he walked through a few corridors and arrived at the door of Old Man Ye's small courtyard.
At the door, there were several members of the Ye family watching.
But no one stopped Li Xin and let him walk in.
After entering the courtyard, I raised my eyes and saw Old Man Ye lying on the recliner basking in the sun, but I didn't see Ye Lan's figure, only saw the little grandfather Ye Mao, waiting not far from Old Man Ye.
The Marquis of Jing'an stepped forward and patted Ye Mao's shoulder.
The little grandfather cautiously glanced at Ye Sheng on the recliner, and then whispered to Li Xin: "Uncle, you can be regarded as coming." ”
Li Xin looked at this little grandfather who looked like a mad tiger on the battlefield but like a plague cat at home, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, the family is not ready?" ”
"Not really."
Ye Mao whispered: "The fourth uncle is busy, he is sorting out tomorrow's list at this time, and there are many people in the family, so there shouldn't be any problems, but grandpa has been angry these days, and he said just now that he wanted to see you, and I was thinking about asking someone to invite you over." ”
Li Xin sighed: "I blame me for this, I should have come over to help in the past few days, but there are some things at home that have stumbled my hands and feet." ”
Speaking of this, Li Xin was about to say something when he heard Old Man Ye's deep voice.
"What are you muttering to the side, get here."
Li Xin and Ye Mao looked in Ye Sheng's direction at the same time and glanced at each other.
Isn't this old man with his eyes closed......