Chapter 16: The Legendary Offering
Zhu Neng chased all the way to Baiyangkou, the father and son can't treat others badly, no, the third master paid for it and bought a sheep in the village, and a few guards from Yanwang's Mansion took it upon themselves to stew mutton in Liu San's broken yard and eat it.
The father and son sat in the house with Zhu Neng chatting.
This thatched hut was built a few years ago, there are only three rooms, one bright and two dark, because no one takes care of it, the east one has collapsed, and they can only stay in the west.
Liu Chun's eyes rolled and said to Liu San: "The Lu family will send the money over at night, I think we should renovate the yard first, rebuild the house, make it more spacious and comfortable." ”
Liu San agreed, in the past, he was too casual, he didn't care too much, get a comfortable nest, even if he has the foundation to settle down, this is the top priority!
It was Zhu Neng, he smiled and said: "Brother Liu, if you want me to say that you will go to the palace, the eldest prince is for you, and he has said good things in front of the prince." The prince also appreciates you very much, the heir of the Guo family, and following the prince is definitely promising! ”
Zhu Neng didn't have the ability to foresee the future, he was just an ordinary guard, and as a result, he was promoted to a thousand households by Zhu Di, in his opinion, this is a step to the sky, and the two in front of him have no way to refuse.
But Liu Chun and the third master don't see it that way.
In the past, the third master might still care about King Yan's solicitation, but now that he has thought clearly, only what he earns is truly his own. Otherwise, everything depends on the reward of others, and when you kick it away, there will be no farts left.
As for Liu Chun, although he knew Zhu Di's future achievements, he was not ready to lean over immediately, after all, he was different from the monk Daoyan!
Descendants of the Guo family!
You have to rely on real skills to eat!
"That Brother Zhu." Liu Chun said: "Our Guo's learning is the most pragmatic, and it is all the real things of the rich country and the people. Let me enter the palace, but I can't do it. It's better to be in the countryside, there is a vast land, you can enjoy it, please rest assured, as long as I have any results, I will definitely share it with the prince. ”
Zhu Neng smiled, to be honest, Zhu Di maintained a strong suspicion of this "Guo heir".
On the same day, Dao Yan asked Liu Chun for advice on the "Teaching Calendar", asked for advice on the method of recruitment, Liu Chun's mathematical foundation was not bad, he told the old monk a lot, Dao Yan was extremely smart, but he also fell into a misunderstanding, he felt that Guo Shoujing's attainments in arithmetic and astronomy were amazing, Liu Chun was young, he could understand these, and he was naturally the successor of the Guo family.
But Zhu Di thought more comprehensively, Liu Chun was twelve or thirteen years old, and the imperial army entered the capital more than 20 years ago, and there was no news about the Guo family, whether they were killed or fled to the desert, no one knew clearly.
Even if someone escapes, they will definitely be proficient in Guo Shoujing's knowledge?
And not only proficient in learning, but also trained a powerful heir, and they thought of the Central Plains, put the teenagers back to the Ming Dynasty, and contributed their talents to the old Zhu family?
Zhu Di maintained a strong suspicion of this story, after all, Guo Shoujing was willing to be a loyal minister of the Great Yuan Dynasty and did his best to assist, how could his descendants betray their ancestors?
Zhu Di is indeed not a simple character, and he remains quite skeptical about Liu Chun's origins.
However, Zhu Di didn't make a move, first, Liu Chun did have some talent, and Zhu Di couldn't bear to strangle a teenager. Second, Liu San is Jinyiwei after all, what is the plan here, Zhu Di can't see through it, so he decided to continue to observe.
As a confidant, Zhu Neng knew King Yan's thoughts.
When Liu Chun mentioned Guo's learning, Zhu Neng was curious: "Brother Liu, what are you studying Guo's learning?" I heard Master Daoyan say, is it a change in destiny, or immortality? ”
Liu Chun hurriedly waved his hand, there were some things that could not be said nonsense.
"We don't understand the Mandate of Heaven, and we don't know the number of days, what we study is astronomy, the laws of the sun, moon and stars, and it has nothing to do with the Mandate of Heaven! As for immortality, that's even more nonsense, we only know some ways to strengthen the body and prolong life. ”
Zhu Neng seemed to understand, "Is there anything else?" ”
"Yes, for example, we are also studying how to produce more food per acre, where to find water, how to smelt stronger steel, and in what proportion to maximize the power of gunpowder...... Also, the causes of rain, snow and clouds, how to go to the sky, how to go to the sea, how to sail thousands of miles without relying on sails, how to drive vehicles without oxen, how to sit still, and spread the news thousands of miles away......
"Wait!"
Zhu Neng's head exploded, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise: "This, isn't this all immortal means?" And say you don't know how to live forever? ”
Zhu Nengxiang looked around, suddenly rushed to Liu Chun's face, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "That Brother Liu, will you refine the kind of pill that can make manpower infinite, you give me a pill, I am grateful!" Appreciate! ”
Liu Chun rolled his eyes, what are you thinking?
"Brother Zhu, our knowledge is called mathematics, physics and chemistry, if you want pills, go to Guanli to find a Taoist priest, but I can remind you that their pills are basically heavy metals that exceed the standard and can eat the dead!"
"Heavy metals? What does it mean? ”
"It's gold, lead, silver, mercury and the like, not only can not strengthen the body, but can also kill, if you don't believe it, go and taste it!"
Zhu Neng was so frightened that he touched his head, and said with palpitations: "Fortunately, last time, a Taoist priest went to the palace to offer pills, and let Master Dao Yan beat it." At the time, I complained that the master came, and I thought that if I didn't eat it well, I wouldn't eat it badly, but I didn't expect the pill to be so terrible! Zhu Neng patted his chest and said, "Brother Liu, you just said that you can make the gunpowder more powerful and the sword sharper?" ”
That's a bit more reliable!
Liu Chun said: "This is not a difficult matter, I am going to make a workshop, if the prince is interested, he can participate in the shares." ”
Zhu Neng nodded, "Okay, as long as the things are good, I'll persuade the prince." Of course, if you're bragging, watch out for my fists! The guy bared his teeth and threatened loudly.
After chatting for a while, Liu Chun and Liu San both found that Zhu Neng was a very simple martial artist, a good person, and Liu San was also a martial artist, so they soon talked happily.
Zhu Neng said to Liu Chun: "You plan to make some achievements in Baiyangkou, and during the day, you shouldn't let go of the Lu family lightly!" Little brother, you're still too soft-hearted. ”
Liu Chun was dumbfounded when he heard it, he knocked out a lot of money from the Lu family, three hundred stones of grain, this is called soft-heartedness? Maybe Zhu Neng and him don't read a dictionary!
"That...... In fact, I kept the back hand, and the Lu family didn't even let go of the hillside land, which means that they must have annexed a lot of land and property before, and I can let them go, and others can't control it. ”
Zhu Neng was taken aback, this kid is really not a good person! Squeeze the oil and water first, and then push it into the fire pit, it's bad enough!
At this time, Liu San, who had not spoken, snorted, "More than insidious, not enough courage!" ”
The corners of Liu Chun's mouth twitched, "Then what should I do, can I be considered courageous?" ”
The third master raised his head and sneered: "Encroaching on the land of the army and destroying the military tun is equivalent to the imperial court's plan to defend the border. The Lu family died, and according to the rules of Jinyiwei, they were directly arrested, all the men were distributed, and the acres were confiscated! ”
It's really worthy of Jinyiwei, and he will ruin people all of a sudden, which is ruthless enough!
At this time, Zhu Neng suddenly said faintly: "Lao Liu, if you want me to say, you Jinyiwei still don't know the rules of the borderland." ”
The third master smiled: "What rules?" ”
"It's not easy! Just find a group of barbarians, take advantage of the middle of the night, kill the Lu family, and cut off their heads, just die without proof! Dare to bully the heads of the brothers in the army, and you will die innocently! ”
Liu Chun was dumbfounded when he heard this, he felt that he had gone too far, but compared to these two, it was really insignificant, not worth mentioning!
In fact, it's no wonder that one is Jinyiwei and the other is Yanwangfu, all of them are not good stubble!
Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness is only given to ordinary people, and for wealthy families, there is no mercy, and if he kills, he will be killed.
It looks like he's still too kind!
Liu Chun thought that at this moment, someone suddenly came to report that someone from the Lu family had come. Liu Chun immediately cheered up, he wanted to see how this Lu family was!
If you can be honest, it's fine, if you are not honest, you have to clean them up according to the method of cheap dad and Zhu Neng.
A young man in his early twenties, holding a box, bowed in, bowed his head and said: "Student Lu Chang'an, this is the deed of 500 acres of land in the family, and another 500 taels of silver, please raise your noble hand and spare the Lu family once!" ”