Liu Mingzhi, Du Yu and the others had not gotten to know each other in the capital because of some matters involving Zhou Yuhe, the wife of Guannei Marquis Zhu Run, who had not yet passed away, and Qi Ya.
It has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye.
For so many years, Du Yu and Sun Mingfeng have been following Liu Mingzhi through life and death as personal soldiers, making great achievements, and have already established a deep brotherhood and love.
Du Yu admired Liu Mingzhi from the bottom of his heart, a good brother and commander who was similar in age to them.
Hearing Liu Mingzhi ask himself whether he could believe him, Du Yu, who had just sat down, stood up and silently looked at Liu Mingzhi and said only one word.
"able!"
There were no gorgeous words or flattery, just this one word showed Du Yu's attitude.
Perhaps many years of military career have long since changed Du Yu's nature.
Although he was born into an official family and had been exposed to flattering words since he was a child, Du Yu now looks nothing like he did when he was in his early twenties.
He acts resolutely and resolutely, and his whole body reveals the style of a soldier from the inside out.
The word "able" made Liu Mingzhi's eyes gradually soften.
"Don't be so nervous, sit down and talk."
"yes!"
Liu Mingzhi put away his careless attitude, sat upright on the chair and raised his hands to gently untie the baggage he took from Qi Ya's room.
A relatively delicate wooden box appeared in front of the two of them. Liu Mingzhi gently opened the wooden box, holding a piece of jade from inside and placed it in front of Du Yu.
"Give me Zhangzhangyan, how about this jade material?"
When Liu Mingzhi held up the jade material, Du Yu's eyes straightened, staring intently at the jade material in Liu Mingzhi's hand, as if he was seeing a naked rare beauty.
Taking the jade carefully, Du Yu held it in his hand and looked at it carefully.
“Good stuff, absolutely top-notch stuff.
I'm afraid there won't be many such perfect jade materials in the world.
Commander, you summoned the last general back, do you plan to reward him? "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Du Yu who couldn't put it down holding the jade material, and rolled his eyes lightly: "You bitch, what are you daydreaming about? You also said that this jade material is rare in the world, and I have so much money that I'm in a panic. ?"
Du Yu was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Yes, the general is just wishful thinking. So, Commander, what do you mean by letting me see this jade material?"
Liu Mingzhi tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "Are the crafts that you loved when you were a playboy in the capital still there?"
Du Yu thought for a moment and stared at Young Master Liu with wide eyes: "You mean that the general will imitate the seal and the seal's craftsmanship? You don't want the general to use this jade material to imitate something, do you?"
"Smart, yes, I have this intention. I just don't know if your ingenious craftsmanship is still there. If your hand is raw, tell me as soon as possible, so as not to waste the materials I finally obtained."
"The craftsmanship is there, but I don't know what the commander-in-chief wants the general to imitate? A seal? A seal?"
Liu Mingzhi directly took out the dragon seal that had been returned to its original owner from Qi Ya and put it on the table.
"Copy this."
"Cough...cough cough..."
Du Yu looked at the Wang Yin that Young Master Liu put in front of him and almost couldn't breathe.
After taking a few deep breaths to calm down his breathing, Du Yu looked at Liu Mingzhi tremblingly, then looked at the dragon seal in front of him and kept swallowing his saliva.
"Commander...Commander, are you kidding me?"
"Do you think this king is joking with you?"
Du Yu shook his head blankly and nodded again, not knowing whether it was yes or no.
"Commander, how dare I imitate your royal seal? If word spreads, it will not be as simple as losing my head. Even my old man, wife and children may be implicated.
Stop joking with me, it's not funny at all! "
Liu Mingzhi didn't say much, and gestured to his dragon seal: "Pick up my royal seal and look at it. Is there any difference between the jade material and the jade material you have?"
Du Yu hesitated for a moment, then slowly picked up the Wang Yin and held it in his hand to examine it. After a moment, Du Yu carefully put down the Wang Yin and shook his head slightly at Liu Dashao.
"The quality of the jade materials is similar. There is basically no big difference. It should be produced in the same jade pit, or it may be just a coincidence."
"Then it's up to you. Is three days enough? Or longer, please give me an approximate time."
Du Yu stared blankly at Liu Mingzhi's thoughtful gaze: "Ah? What do you mean, Marshal?"
Liu Mingzhi shrugged calmly: "Isn't it obvious what I mean? Naturally, I want you to make a copy of my seal."
"Commander, don't make trouble. Just spare the general. Even if you give me 10,000 courages, I won't dare to imitate your royal seal. It will cause death.
If the news reaches the imperial court, I will be implicated even if I am the last general.
Besides, you are King Bingjian, and your seal is the seal of King Bingjian. Your identity and seal are consistent. Why do you have to imitate your own seal?
Isn't this unnecessary? "
Liu Mingzhi gently spit out the tea leaves in his mouth, stood up and walked to Du Yu. Looking at Du Yu's restless and helpless look, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder.
"If I say it's because it's fun, would you believe me?"
"Commander, do you believe it yourself?"
"Of course I don't believe it!"
"Then it's okay, you don't believe it yourself, you will be afraid of the future."
"What are you afraid of? The seal is my seal, and the person who asked you to forge the seal is me, not an outsider. What are you afraid of? Can I still punish you if I ask you to imitate it?
Pig brain! "
Du Yu was startled and looked at Liu Mingzhi who was glaring at him angrily: "That's right...that's right. Marshal, you asked me to copy your seal. What do I have to be afraid of?"
"It seems that you finally understand. Then take it back and start working on it. This is the only jade material. Don't ruin it for me."
"Don't worry, Commander, I will practice my skills with ordinary jade first."
"Well, that's very good. Then take the jade material and seal back to the wing arranged for you, and get me an identical seal as soon as possible.
By the way, don’t forget to bring your seal, so I don’t even recognize which one is my true seal! "
"Commander, don't worry. I have my heart set on this. I will resign!"
"Well, I'll treat you to a drink when you're done!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Du Yu packed the seal, the jade material in silk, and the wooden box respectively, and walked out the door in confusion.
The Marshal asked me to imitate his own seal. There is nothing wrong with it.
But I always feel like there's something weird about it?
Liu Mingzhi looked at Du Yu's back and shook his head with a sneer. Du Yu, this kid, was as good as his old man Du Chenghao. After so many years, how could he not understand who Du Yu is?
"Somebody come!"
"The slave is here!"
"Send Manager Liu Song to come to the study to see me!"
"Yes, slave, please leave!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the maid's retreating figure, and shouted to Song Qing, who was leaning on the pavilion pillar not far away and taking a nap: "Brother, I let you enjoy the scenery, not sleep. If you are bored, come to the study to chat!"
Song Qing opened his eyes and glanced at Young Master Liu, stretching and walking towards the study.
"It seems that the situation is not good when you come to Beijing this time."
"How can I see it?"
"It feels like, even though we met again for only a few minutes, I still feel like you were a completely different person before you went to Beijing and after you came back.
As for what has changed, I can't tell. I can't rule out that it's my misunderstanding. "
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Song Qing angrily and walked towards the study: "I am still me, a different kind of fireworks in the world.
This young master has never changed. To say that he has changed, it may be his state of mind! "
"What do you mean? What happened in the capital..."
"Little Liusong meets the young master."
"Liu Song, according to this king's order, officials of the fourth rank and above from the twenty-seventh mansion in Northern Xinjiang will come to the palace for a banquet in seven days."
"yes!"
"Brother, tell me about the recent situation of the Northern Expedition."
Song Qing hurriedly took a stack of battle reports from the sand table and handed them to Liu Mingzhi.
“Bittersweet.
The Northern Expedition army had already broken through Jizhou City, one of the most dangerous places in the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, on the 13th day ago, and rushed to Kanzhou. On the way to the two cities in Jianzhou, they encountered ambushes, and the infantry of the Northern Expedition Army suffered heavy casualties. "
Liu Mingzhi frowned and quickly took the battle report and started reading it.
"Fire Bull Array, it turns out that this was the idea behind the herding of my junior brother, but the cattle are getting wild but they can't tell the difference between friend and foe. How do they control the cattle?"
"Why is it gone? How did Mr. Yun and the others deal with this Fire Bull Formation?"
Song Qing shook his head silently: "I don't know. The latest battle report has not been received yet. We have no idea what the current situation on the frontline battlefield is."
Liu Mingzhi put down the battle report in his hand, turned around and walked towards the sand table.
"Where did the army encounter the Fire Bull Formation ambush?"
"One line of sky!"
"There are too many places with a sliver of sky. Where can there be a sliver of sky?"
"Kanzhou, a sliver of sky fifteen miles northwest of the junction of Jizhou!"
