"Brother Lu? Why are you here?" He Xun said with the same surprise on his face and raised his hands.
The housekeeper replied to He Xun, "Master Twelve, Eunuch Lu is a distinguished guest invited by the Duke of the State."
"Then you get busy first. I'll wait for you at Taotie Hotpot later." He Xun smiled and left.
Lu Qian nodded and saw He Xun leaving, and asked the housekeeper with some confusion. "Old sir, why do you call He Xun the Twelveth Master?"
"Mr. Lu, aren't you familiar with Master Twelve?" the housekeeper said with some confusion.
"We met in the palace... However, he didn't say anything about his life experience. I didn't ask," Lu Qian said truthfully.
Seeing what Lu Qian said, the housekeeper smiled lightly and said, "Since Mr. Lu doesn't know, I won't talk too much. It would be better for you to ask Master Twelve in person."
Seeing what the housekeeper said, Lu Qian nodded and stopped asking.
I followed the housekeeper in and found that there was a cave in the inner courtyard.
There is actually a huge artificial lake.
There is also a pavilion built in the middle of the lake.
There is an old man sitting in the pavilion.
Lu Qian thought to himself that he was not afraid of the cold.
After getting closer, I was a little surprised.
It's very warm inside the pavilion, even though there is no enclosure around it.
But because there were live coals all around, it was quite warm.
The old man in the pavilion was snoring with his head lowered.
"Sir, the distinguished guest has arrived." The butler said softly.
Duke Cheng Guo slowly raised his head.
Cheng Guogong has a resolute face, and it can be seen from the gap between his eyebrows that he was quite handsome when he was young, and his eyes are full of vicissitudes of life.
Lu Qian cupped his hands and said, "I have met the Duke."
"Little friend Lu is here...come...sit...sit..." Cheng Guogong smiled and waved to Lu Qian, showing his kindness.
Lu Qian smiled and nodded, sitting cross-legged in front of Duke Cheng.
Just looking at each other.
Concubine Xi and Duke Cheng are really very similar.
But others said he was a strange old man, but they didn't see it at all.
"Little friend Lu, do you know why I came to you this time?" Cheng Guogong started to fiddle with the tea set and asked.
"I don't know..."
Lu Qian behaved very humbly.
After all, Duke Cheng Guo was a great killer in Daxia back then.
People are just being nice.
The strange old man rumored outside is certainly not groundless.
While making tea, Duke Cheng Guo said calmly to Lu Qian, "I have had six children in my life, and four have died. The fifth child is now stationed at the border for Daxia, and I only have one daughter, Fengxi, by my side."
Lu Qian was a little confused by Cheng Guogong's confused words.
Although I didn't know what he wanted to say, he still continued, "This time I will get more help from Duke Cheng... I will send a shadow guard to help."
Cheng Guogong smiled and handed a cup of tea to Lu Qian.
Lu Qian bowed and took it. He couldn't tell what the old man wanted to do, so he drank.
Duke Cheng Guo continued, "Feng Xi told me that you slept with her."
Duke Lu Qiancheng said so.
I choked on a sip of tea and coughed violently.
"Little friend Lu, don't panic... I'm not that pedantic old man. I'm just such a sweetheart, and I will follow her no matter what she likes. As long as you treat her well and make her happy, I have no objection. "
Lu Qian couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
Why is the prodigal concubine Xi always talking about everything?
Apparently, Duke Cheng Guo called him here this time to beat himself up.
He also quickly expressed his stance, "Mr. Cheng Guogong, I will be good to her."
"Haha, don't be nervous. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings! This is not what I came to talk to you about today.
Affection. "Cheng Guogong said calmly.
Lu Qian thought to himself, this old fox didn't get to the point even after talking for a long time.
He didn't say anything, just looked at him.
"I'm asking you to come here this time. I'm here to do business with you..." Cheng Guogong said calmly.
After Lu Qian heard Cheng Guogong's words, he said with a hint of doubt, "Business?"
Is it possible that he also likes his own hot pot restaurant?
It shouldn't be...
"That's right." Cheng Guogong wasn't hiding anything this time.
He took out a Suifu musket directly from under the table and placed it on the table.
It was the one Lu Qian gave to Nie Bing.
"I want to negotiate a business deal with you. I need a thousand concealed weapons like this... Just make an offer."
This time, Duke Cheng Guo stopped talking and spoke straight to the point.
Lu Qian finally understood. He is indeed an old fox...
He had laid all the groundwork just now just to tell Lu Qian.
He already knows Lu Qian's secret and can take advantage of him at any time.
Lu Qian had no way to refuse.
"Master Cheng Guogong, if you like it, I can give you one." Lu Qian originally thought that he did not want these firearms to be circulated before he had absolute strength.
But at present, it seems that there is no way to refuse.
Cheng Guogong smiled faintly, with a somewhat threatening tone in his voice, "Little friend Lu, you don't seem to understand. What I need is a thousand of these hidden weapons. To a certain extent, we are now a family, right? You won’t refuse, right?”
"Master Cheng Guogong, this is natural! However, you should know the value of this thing. What price can you pay?" Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Lu Qian simply negotiated and made a profit from him.
"A handful of one hundred taels, a thousand taels is one hundred thousand taels!" Duke Cheng Guo was quite happy.
After hearing his words, Lu Qian was indeed tempted.
The arms business still makes money.
"Can I ask, Lord Duke, why do you need so many guns? After all, your shadow guard doesn't need so many." Lu Qian asked.
The price is indeed very good, if you have this one hundred thousand taels.
Then, many of his ideas can be realized.
So let’s ask about the use.
Duke Cheng's eyes suddenly became profound, and then he said, "Outsiders only know that my shadow guard only has a hundred people, but no one knows that. Cultivating shadows is what our family has been doing for generations, not just for hundreds of years!"
Lu Qian couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine when he heard this, and even began to regret asking this question.
"As long as I want! I can organize a shadow army anytime and anywhere. So, a thousand is just the beginning, I will ask for more in the future." Cheng Guogong said the most arrogant and right words in the most plain words.
"Then it's a deal! I wish us a happy cooperation!" Lu Qian was frightened when he heard this. He didn't want to hear any more secrets, so he interrupted.
You know, the more you know, the faster you die!
Seeing that he agreed, Duke Cheng Guo waved.
The butler took out a wooden box and came out.
"There are one hundred thousand taels here." Duke Cheng asked.
"Don't worry about the money!" Lu Qian said with an embarrassed smile and waved his hand.
Cheng Guogong smiled and said, "Don't be polite to me. You need a workshop to make these hidden weapons. You have nothing now and you need money. I'm not afraid of you running away. After all, I want people to die and no one can live." Leaving Kyoto!"
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