Liu Mingzhi's expression froze, and he cursed secretly, "You're so stupid, but you're pretty good at climbing up the pole."
"I didn't say that. In fact, it's not that I don't want to reward you as a sign of heaven's favor.
It's just that although I sit on a hundred thousand miles of mountains and rivers and hold the power of the world, I also have my own difficulties!
Since you have been coming to Dalong Capital for a while, when you were temporarily staying at Honglu Temple, you should have heard about my dispatch of an army to the west. "
Sakai He nodded in confusion: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the envoy did hear about this!
It's just that the envoy doesn't understand, what does this have to do with His Majesty the Emperor's difficulties? "
"It's good to hear that, this time I am marching westward, I have dispatched a total of 400,000 elite troops.
A genuine 400,000 elite army, not an exaggerated 400,000 soldiers and horses just to show off their achievements. "
"Four...four hundred thousand troops? Are all real troops?"
"Of course, my every word and deed is recorded by historians, and important events in the imperial court are also recorded in detail by historians.
For the sake of my reputation during my lifetime and my posthumous life, I will naturally not commit any fraud!
When we say 400,000 troops, we mean 400,000 troops. "
Sakai He swallowed silently: "Please... please continue to teach His Majesty the Emperor."
"To your ears, an army of four hundred thousand is just a number that touches my upper lip.
But for me and the imperial court, the 400,000-strong army is a bottomless pit, and the consumption of food and grass is also a black hole that cannot be filled.
It's not that I don't want to reward you with the mere tens of thousands of weapons and armor you requested, it's just that you came at an unlucky time.
If you had come half a year earlier, not to mention more than 10,000 weapons of all kinds, but 50,000 or 100,000, I would have rewarded you with a mission to take back home without even frowning.
But now!
The army has already set out to fight, although I really want to accept your reward.
But I have the will but am powerless.
At present, all the weapons in the warehouse have been equipped on the soldiers of the Western Expedition. What is left are only a few thousand rusty swords and spears, and hundreds of pairs of old armor that have been piled up for many years and have lost their appearance.
I'm going to reward you with these things. It's hard to say whether you want them or not.
I can't do anything about it. I really want you to bring these weapons back to the mainland for exchanges.
My face and the face of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty will be gone.
I will definitely not agree to anything that damages the majesty and face of my kingdom. "
Sakai He said with deep reluctance in his eyes: "This... Your Majesty the Emperor, don't you think there is nothing left for the envoy to take back?"
"If you want the remaining rusty swords and spears, I won't be stingy.
But how do you do business? What should I do with my face? What to do with the majesty of the Celestial Empire?
Of course, in addition to the reasons I mentioned, there is also the most critical point!
Someone come! "
The Imperial Guards who were patrolling hurriedly ran over: "Your Majesty?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Sakai He, whose body suddenly became stiff, whose expression was tense, and dripping with sweat. He smiled lightly and pointed to the horizontal sword on the waist of the imperial soldier.
"Take out your weapon and give it to Mr. Sakai to see if it works smoothly."
"Got the order!"
The sword was unsheathed with a scraping sound, making Sakai He startled again. He glanced at the Forbidden General behind him with trembling arms, fearing that he would stab him involuntarily.
"Mr. Sakai, please!"
Sakai He gingerly took the weapon handed over by the imperial soldiers, nodded to Young Master Liu and walked towards the outside of the pavilion. He held the handle of the knife with both hands and tried to chop and stab a few times.
From the action of wielding the horizontal sword, Liu Mingzhi could tell at a glance that Sakai He had a strong foundation in kung fu.
As for what kind of kung fu this guy practiced, Liu Mingzhi had no way of knowing.
After a moment, Sakai He handed the horizontal sword to the Forbidden Army soldier with a blushing face, and secretly rubbed his wrist.
"Thank you General!"
"You're welcome!"
Liu Mingzhi put away the narrow look on his face and looked at Sakai He calmly: "Sakai He, is it okay?"
"Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, this general's sword is too long for the envoy to use. I wonder if there is a shorter weapon?
The four thousand weapons that my uncle brought back were completely different from these. The envoys and tribesmen used them with ease, as if they were tailor-made. "
"What you don't know is that this is the standard equipment of our Dalong soldiers. All swords are the same length, width, and thickness.
The ones your uncle brought back were made by private craftsmen according to his own requirements. Naturally, they were far from the standard military equipment of the imperial court.
You have also seen it and tried it yourself.
I will try to find a way to evenly give you some weapons and armor to take back to the homeland.
But you are inherently deficient, so you won’t be able to use it even if you take it back! "
Sakai He glanced at the armor and height of the Forbidden Army soldiers, and then looked down at his own physique, looking a little helpless and aggrieved.
"This... Your Majesty, is there no other way?"
"Other ways? There should be. Let's do this. There are still five days left. You can go back to Honglu Temple to rest first, or go around the streets to appreciate the customs of my Dalong.
I have thought of other ways, and then I will let someone notify you to enter the palace. "
"Your Majesty the Emperor, can you let Dalong's skilled craftsmen work for the envoys again..."
"Let's talk about it later. I'm busy with government affairs, so I won't say more to you."
After Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he put down his tea cup and rushed directly towards the Qinzheng Hall: "Send off guests!"
"According to the order!"
"Your Majesty the Emperor, please..."
"Mr. Sakai, please!"
Sakai He looked at Liu Mingzhi's back and nodded helplessly: "General, please lead the way, thank you!"
"It's your job!"
After the Forbidden Army soldiers and Sakai He disappeared into the imperial garden, Liu Mingzhi walked out from behind a huge bush, looked in the direction of Qinzheng Palace with a half-smile, breathed out, muttered, and turned towards the imperial study room. direction.
"Relax. Now that I've taken the bait, I'm not afraid of you running away."
In the royal study, Young Master Liu looked at the spotless furnishings in the palace with a calm expression.
"Somebody come!"
"My lord?"
"Go to Honglu Temple to check. In addition to the tributes paid to the imperial court, the two Japanese missions also brought other good things."
"Got the order!"
"Little Chengzi."
"Little Chengzi!"
"Your Majesty, we are here, what are your orders?"
"I have given my oral instructions to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, asking them to make a hundred new armors and a hundred horizontal swords according to my instructions in the Imperial Garden, and find a way to get Wang Aiqing of Honglu Temple to send people from the two Japanese missions I learned this news by accident.”
"Yes, let's resign!"
As soon as Xiao Chengzi left, the palace became silent again.
Liu Mingzhi casually found a chair and sat down, making a few gestures to the top of the hall.
After about a cup of tea, Suzaku's enchanting and ethereal voice sounded in the front hall.
"Suzaku meets the young master."
"No need to be polite, come in!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Liu Mingzhi stood up and looked at Suzaku, who walked in with his slim figure. He made a few more gestures, and an imperceptible sound came out. Young Master Liu smiled and stretched out his arms.
Suzaku Feiyan pounced over like a nest, directly pushed Mr. Liu onto the chair, crossed his slender legs, and snuggled directly into Liu Mingzhi's arms.
"Hmph! It took so long to summon Que'er, I thought you had forgotten about me!"
Looking at Suzaku's resentful eyes, Liu Mingzhi tapped Suzaku's nose and laughed happily.
"Master, even if I forget my last name, I can't forget you, a little goblin who can kill people."
Suzaku raised his head and kissed the corner of Young Master Liu's mouth softly: "You can lie to me nicely, but you want Que'er."
Liu Mingzhi gently hugged Suzaku's slender waist and smiled bitterly: "You have been responsible for tracking down the whereabouts of the spy.
If you are pregnant, an encounter with a spy could kill you. "
"I knew you would say that! It's the same rhetoric every time, and I'm tired of hearing it if you don't bother me.
You are worried that I am pregnant, you are worried that I am pregnant, can't you prevent me from getting pregnant?
Do you really think I don’t understand anything? It is true that Que'er is a perfect young girl, but after traveling around the world for so many years in order to investigate cases, there are many ways to prevent Que'er from getting pregnant.
The worst thing is... can't I just drink some saffron after making love?
You just don’t want to! "
"You...sigh...don't you know that the thing that hurts the body is medicine with three parts poison?
That's all, if I don't let you get what you want, you won't be able to get over this hurdle. When did you Tiankui come? "
Zhuque's pretty face was slightly unnatural, and her beautiful eyes evadedly hit Liu Mingzhi on the shoulder.
"Master, how can a man ask a woman this?"
"Don't worry about this, just tell me when you will come!"
"It's just been...the past four days!"
"Is there still no trace of the spy?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his brows, and as he spoke, the palms wrapped around the beauty Liu's waist began to move quietly.
Suzaku's delicate body trembled, and she immediately nestled tightly in the young master's arms and began to squirm gently. She bit her red lips with silver teeth and shook her head with blurred eyes.
"No...no. Except for the deep mountains and old forests and remote villages, we have checked almost everything that we should check, and we haven't found any traces... Uh-huh... Young Master, please take the bird!"
"You must know that your identity can only live in darkness. Even if the young master wants your innocent body, he is destined to not be able to give you the status you deserve.
No regrets? "
"No regrets!"
Looking at the beauty's tender yet firm eyes, Liu Mingzhi directly picked her up by the waist and walked towards the soft body where she had been taking a nap.
Since Young Master Liu moved out of the palace, no one has ever visited the quiet imperial study except for the palace maids who came in to clean it. With the sound of a sigh, the notes of spring gradually echoed.
Time passed by in a hurry.
Young Master Liu is trying his best to discuss with the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Honglu Temple a few old foxes... about military assistance to the Japanese country.
Thousands of miles away from the yellow sand, within the eastern border of Shacheng, the border city of Gumo Kingdom, on the eastern border of the countries in the Western Regions.
The billowing long dragon of smoke and dust gradually dispersed, revealing the army flags dancing in the wind, as if trying to block out the sky, and the endless figures of more than 400,000 soldiers of the Western Expedition under the flags.
In an instant, the country of Gumo was peaceful and peaceful, and a chilling atmosphere enveloped the border town of Shacheng, which was crowded with business travelers.
Ten years have passed since the fourth year of Ruian, when Young Master Liu's class parted ways, and the unparalleled cavalry returned to the Western Regions.
