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Qian Dafu hesitated, but he knew much more about Chang'an than Xiao Ming.

Lu Fei's expression was grim, "Your Highness, these three princes may want to target you, but this time the matter is not a combination of inside and outside." ”

"What's the matter?" Xiao Ming was puzzled.

"Your Highness, the last general has always ruled the army very strictly, and it is impossible for the people who enter and leave the city gate to carry bows and arrows and swords into the city, unless they are hidden in the goods."

Xiao Ming frowned deeply, and glanced at the direction of the Wang family's compound, where the wealthy families in Qingzhou were drinking and having fun, and the large goods were all from them, and who was the one who was in harmony with the three princes?

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said: "The assassin is dead, there is no proof that he is dead, these are all our speculations, but it is true that someone wants to murder this king. ”

"Your Highness, there has never been such a heinous crime in Qingzhou, if Your Highness goes out in the future, you must bring guards to protect you." Qian Dafu has always been most concerned about Xiao Ming's safety.

Xiao Ming nodded, this incident woke him up - this world is still very dangerous.

After discussing it for a while, Xiao Ming asked Lu Fei to secretly keep an eye on the movements of several wealthy families in the city, and at the same time strengthen the guards of the palace.

The news of King Qi's assassination spread in Qingzhou that night.

This is the news that Xiao Ming deliberately let Lu Fei release, in order to startle the snake and see if there will be any abnormalities in the city.

"Dad, King Qi was assassinated, who do you think would do this?"

The dim candlelight was flickering, in the pavilion in the garden of the Wang family's mansion, Wang Shijie and his father were sitting opposite each other, the family banquet was scattered, and there was still a faint smell of wine in the courtyard, and he was a little drunk.

Wang Chengchou stroked his long beard, closed his eyes as if thinking about something, and said: "I watched Captain Lu's movements, and it seemed that I suspected that the wealthy clans in the city and outsiders were colluding to murder the King of Qi. ”

"How can this be seen?" Wang Shijie was puzzled.

Wang Chengchou snorted coldly, "I usually let you read more poetry and books, but you never listen, now you don't learn and don't know how to do it, the assassination of King Qi is such an obscure thing, but this Lu Fei is making a big fanfare, isn't this a scare snake?" ”

Wang Shijie shrank his head in fright, "It's weird, it's just who?" If King Qi dies, it will not be good for us. ”

"The King of Qi is stupid and doesn't know how to run a fief, which is a good thing for us, I believe that the other three families just want to use the King of Qi like us, and they will not murder the King of Qi." Wang Chengchou pondered.

The assassination of King Qi also puzzled him, and when the news came, he immediately withdrew from the family banquet and sent someone out to inquire about the news.

After a pause, Wang Chengchou said: "Early tomorrow morning, you will bring gifts to visit King Qi, and also show the closeness of our Wang family and King Qi." ”

Wang Shijie nodded, remembering something, he said: "By the way, Dad, you asked me to go to the Equipment Division, and I went too, at that time, King Qi seemed to be teaching the craftsman what to make, and this briquette and iron are used for this." ”

"Well, you and I know King Qi's little ability, I can't make any waves, I sent you just to worry about whether the barbarians are going to invade, so the equipment department wants to build weapons, since it's not, you don't have to stare at it anymore, just take care of him on weekdays." Wang Chengchou looked like a strategist.

At the same time, the Qingzhou Wei family, the Qin family, and the Sun family also said their own thing.

The next day, the four families sent their children to visit the Qi Palace.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wei, Brother Sun, Brother Qin, why are you so polite?" Early in the morning, Xiao Ming was woken up by Qian Dafu.

When he woke up, he realized that it was the local wealthy family who had come to visit him.

Needless to say, this big and small gift is naturally in place, Wang Shijie, Wei Qing, Sun Dong, and Qin Mu, who are known as the four evils of Qingzhou, are all in place.

The four of them were all dressed as scholars, wearing blue, red, black, and green robes.

Wang Shijie was pale and sickly, Wei Qing was strong and dark, this Sun Dong was white and fat, and Qin Mu was tall and thin.

The four of them standing together really look at the side of the ridge as a peak, with different heights from far and near.

"Your Highness!" In the same way, when they saw Xiao Ming, the four of them all showed a mean smile.

In the Great Chongqing Kingdom, ordinary people can't afford to read, but the children of the Hao clan must be famous, and all four of them have read, so it can be said that they are all readers.

Because there are not many scholars in Qingzhou, the four of them call themselves the four great talents of Qingzhou, but in the eyes of the people, they are just four evils.

"Dafu, sit down."

Qian Dafu, who was busy receiving gifts, heard this, and then remembered that the four sons were still standing, and immediately asked people to move chairs.

"Your Highness, when my younger brother heard that His Highness was assassinated yesterday, he was worried, and he didn't sleep all night, so he came to visit His Highness early this morning." Wang Shijie looked worried, as if his father was seriously ill.

"Brother Wang, it's too fake, this is the most worrying thing about me, the younger brother not only didn't sleep all night, but also asked his subordinates to prepare a stake, and slashed it a thousand times as an assassin to relieve the hatred in the little brother's heart."

Wei Qing has always claimed to be both civil and military, and has developed a body of muscles.

"Brother Wei is too superficial, Your Highness, this time my father asked my younger brother to send a century-old ginseng over to make up for His Highness." Sun Dong's face was shaking, and he was very sincere.

At this time, Qin Mu showed a trace of disdain, he shook the paper fan lightly and said: "Your Highness, they are all too vulgar, I thought about it for a night last night, in order to relieve the worries in His Highness's heart, I thought of an excellent place to go." ”

"Isn't it just swimming in the Mi River?" The three of them despised at the same time.

I have to say that the relationship between Xiao Ming and the four scumbags in the past was good and there was no nonsense, so the four of them also laughed and scolded in front of him, and they didn't care about scruples.

Although Xiao Ming now puts the eradication of the harm of the Hao clan in the first place, he has to pretend to be the same as before.

Whether it is modern or ancient, the exchange of interests is actually very simple, basically that there are brothers on the wine table, and knives are used under the wine table.

On the surface, everyone still has to be harmonious.

However, what Qin Mu said about Mihe made Xiao Ming's heart move.

The Qingzhou where he is now located is the later Qingzhou City, and the location is not much different.

Qingzhou belongs to the semi-mountainous and semi-plain terrain, located in Yimeng Mountain, the northern foot of Yishan Mountain, with the largest reserves of limestone and iron ore.

In the south of Qingzhou City, a river flows around the city, which is the Mi River in Qin Mukou.

Before the advent of the steam engine, water power was arguably the most important natural force of the people, and in Qingzhou, in addition to the Mi River, there were also the Yang River and the Xiaoqing River in the north, all of which eventually flowed into the Bohai Bay.

Now he taught craftsmen how to make lathes, but not that the steam engine could be made immediately.

These lathes were only used to facilitate the manufacture of various accessories, and it took some time for the craftsmen to be able to make the steam engine.

After all, the steam engine was developed on the basis of mature craftsmen.

But before that, he can give these craftsmen some opportunities to practice, that is, to make some traditional tools, which are equivalent to the practical instruments of the Ming Dynasty in terms of the scientific and technological level of the late Tang and early Song dynasties.

And a lot of these devices are related to water.

Xiao Ming always wanted to go to these three rivers to have a look, and at this time he said: "Brother Qin's proposal is good, let's go to the Mi River." ”