"We can no longer hide anything in our village. Since we can't hide it, we might as well exchange some benefits with the court." Li Qian said.
"But what if the court uses these things to deal with us?" This is what Ma Linling is most worried about.
Li Qian smiled and said, "We are not rebelling, so why should the court deal with us?"
Ma Linling glanced at Li Qian and vaguely wanted to say something, but in the end she held back.
"Mr. Li, don't worry. As long as you offer these two things, which is a great achievement, the court will only reward you. Besides, as long as I am here, no one will dare to do anything against you." Li Ran over there seemed to hear something What, said loudly.
Li Qian also walked over with a smile.
"Master Li, as for the crossbow, it is relatively simple and the materials are easy to get, but it requires too much manual work."
"It doesn't matter. I can find more craftsmen with flexible hands and feet. Mr. Li, it is a great honor for you to present these two things to the imperial court. Please accept my respect!"
Li Ran said, and really wanted to bow to Li Qian.
Li Qian also quickly supported him.
"Master Li, I can't bear this gift. If you want me to live one more day, this is absolutely impossible."
Li Ran was startled.
Then he also saw his guards drawing their swords.
His brows suddenly furrowed, and he couldn't say anything else.
When he returned to his residence, he angrily questioned the guards.
"Why did you draw the sword just now?"
"Sir, how can a country man bear the courtesy of a young master? He has a noble body." said the guard leader.
"That is what I am willing to do. It has nothing to do with others. Besides, Mr. Li is willing to give up the black sword and crossbow. This is a great achievement and worthy of my respect." Li Ran said angrily.
"But he has not really dedicated himself, Young Master. There are various signs that this person is by no means a simple person. You must not be fooled by him." The guard leader said.
"I think you are meddling too much in other people's business." Li Ran snorted coldly, "Don't you think that even if you drew your sword just now, you wouldn't be the one who died?"
"Even if we die, we must protect the young master, because our responsibility is to protect the young master. Anyone who is detrimental to the young master can be regarded as an enemy by us," the guard leader said.
"Okay, I can tell whether it's an enemy or a friend. You all can go out and leave me alone." Li Ran waved his hand.
The guard leader didn't say anything and took the guards out.
Li Ran also sighed after they all went out.
Really, when you come out, you want to do something, but you have to be controlled by some guards.
"Mr. Li, who do you think this Li Ran is?" Ma Linling asked Li Qian.
Li Qian smiled, "Obviously, from the royal family."
"A member of the royal family?" Ma Linling was slightly startled.
"Our village is really prosperous. Even people from the royal family came to join in the fun." Li Qian said with a smile.
"Then why did he find this place?" Ma Linling couldn't help but ask.
"Salt!" Li Qian said.
"Salt?" Ma Lingling was startled again.
"Someone has already sent the salt I made to the capital, so the royal family came. However, I really didn't expect this. I thought that old man would come forward, but unexpectedly, he alerted the royal family. People." Li Qian said.
"Aren't you ashamed?" Ma Linling looked confused.
"He is an old man with great status, but he hangs out with a courtesan all day long, so I call him Lao Bu Sha." Li Qian said, "This Lao Bu Sha has been following me from Fucheng just because he wants me to replace him." The imperial court obeys its orders.”
"Oh." Ma Linling just said softly, without specifically asking who the old man was.
That's not what she wanted to care about anyway.
But now that their village has been targeted by the court, she is a little confused about what to do in the future.
"Mr. Li, do we really want to cooperate with the court?"
Li Qian sighed, "What strength do we have to fight against the imperial court? The imperial court is no better than those bandits. We can still fight against the bandits, but to really face the imperial army, even if we have crossbows, black knives, and catapults Even heavy crossbows can’t resist it.”
