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Cui Guang, the second son of the Cui family, stood alone outside the earth wall and waited, his eyes passing over the two cannons in the distance from time to time.
This was the first time he had seen a cannon like this.
He was even imagining that if Xiao Songji had a few such cannons, he would not be afraid of ordinary officers and soldiers, let alone the bandits and bandits nearby.
The sound of horse hooves soon interrupted his reverie.
"Go back and tell the people from King Cui's family that you will be given a stick of incense to transport the food outside the castle. After that time, the army will attack Xiao Song Ji."
It was Commander Huang's personal soldiers who conveyed the message.
Cui Guang said hesitantly: "Can I see Commander Huang?"
"My general is busy with his affairs and doesn't have time to see you. It's better to gather the food, otherwise the army will spend the night at Xiao Songji." After passing the message, Commander Huang's soldiers turned their horses' heads and left.
Cui Guang watched the other party ride away, then returned to the castle alone.
"Throw a rope out and pull me in." Cui Guang returned to the bunker and shouted toward the inside.
Soon one end of a two-finger-thick hemp rope was thrown out, and the other end was in the hands of the person inside the bunker.
Cui Guang tied the hemp rope around his waist and pulled it with his hands. He felt that it couldn't fall down, so he shouted: "Okay, pull it up!"
There was more than one person pulling the rope on the other side of the earth wall, and Cui Guang was pulled to the top of the earth wall in a few moments.
Cui Guang turned over and came inside the earthen wall, untied the hemp rope around his waist, turned to find his father, came closer and said: "My child has fulfilled his mission."
"Not a grain of food is missing. You are living up to your mission. You are a waste." The head of the Cui family insulted Cui Guang unceremoniously.
Under the pressure of his father's righteousness, Cui Guang lowered his head and did not dare to refute.
The head of the Wang family on the side said: "Okay, Brother Cui, don't blame my nephew. He can return smoothly after meeting the rebels, which is enough to show the ability of my nephew. Brother Cui, you This is someone who has a successor, I can’t even envy him.”
The Cui family leader snorted when he heard this.
The other party obviously meant it as a compliment, but in fact it was to provoke conflicts between father, son and brother.
He is not stupid, how could he not hear the provocation in the other party's words.
The head of the Wang family chuckled.
He didn't expect that this provocation could be hidden from Cui's family head, but even if the other party knew about it, he didn't care.
The Cui and Wang families were fighting back and forth in Xiaosongji. If the rebels hadn't suddenly come to Xiaosongji, how could he go to the Cui family in person to discuss how to deal with the rebels.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you go back and help your elder brother with his work?" The Cui family leader couldn't help scolding his son when he saw his son standing here in a daze.
Hearing this, Cui Guang hurriedly said: "My child, there is one more thing you want to discuss with your father?"
"What's going on?" Head Cui frowned slightly.
From the bottom of his heart, he had always looked down upon his son, who liked to dance with swords and sticks, so from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think his son could discuss anything serious with him.
Cui Guang did not speak immediately, but looked at the head of the Wang family next to him.
"What do you want to say? There's no need to hide it from your Uncle Wang. Just say it here, and let your Uncle Wang give you some advice." The Cui family leader didn't think that his second son had anything serious to do, so he didn't even think about it. He has no intention of avoiding the Wang family.
On the contrary, the head of the Wang family next to him said, "It's okay. I'll go and take a look. If you have anything to say, you and your son can talk to you slowly."
With that said, he was about to leave with the Wang family.
"Brother Wang, there is no need to leave. What I want to say may be related to Xiao Song Ji. You might as well stay and listen together." The head of the Cui family stopped the head of the Wang family who was about to leave.
If it were the eldest son who wanted to say something, he would naturally choose to go behind the Wang family's back, but for the younger son, he really didn't think there was anything serious.
The head of the Wang family was also curious about what the second young master of the Cui family wanted to say, so he really stayed.
Seeing this, Cui Guang knew that if he didn't say anything, his father would have to scold him again, so he didn't care whether the Wang family was around or not, and said directly: "The child saw the rebel cannon outside the castle. The child thought, what if Our Xiao Song Ji can also have a few cannons like this, so we no longer have to worry about anyone besieging Xiao Song Ji."
"I know how to use my brain." The Cui family leader praised, and then said, "Let your Uncle Wang explain to you why Xiao Songji has never had cannons."
Hearing this, Cui Guang looked at the head of the Wang family in confusion.
The head of the Wang family said to him: "Our Xiaosongji is no better than other places. Once there are cannons, the government will not let us go. Maybe they will send troops to suppress us as rebels."
"How serious it can be!" Cui Guang frowned.
The Cui family is quite powerful in a radius of more than ten miles. Even the county boss in the county government will give his father a little favor. He doesn't think that if Xiao Songji has a cannon, he will be targeted by the government.
Seeing the look of his son on the side, the head of the Cui family knew that he had not figured it out, and immediately said: "Looking at how stupid you are, why do you think I support your eldest brother in studying? I don't expect your eldest brother to pass the Jinshi examination and become an official. As long as we No one from the Cui family will be an official in the court. Our Cui family is a rich man in the eyes of the government. We can kill him casually. As a father, I have been careful in my management these years. I really want you to get a few cannons. The government Can you let our Cui family off easily?"
"It's not that serious! Besides, now that Kaifeng Mansion has fallen into the hands of the rebels, even if we get a few cannons, no one can do anything to us." Cui Guang said disapprovingly.
Snapped!
The head of the Cui family raised his hand and slapped his second son on the forehead.
He said with a dark face: "Just do whatever I tell you to do. If you dare to get the cannon to Xiao Song Ji, don't blame me for killing your relatives and handing you over to the government."
Cui Guang looked aggrieved after being slapped, but he didn't care to fight back.
The head of the Wang family next to him said: "You have to listen to your father on this matter. You must not bring the cannon to Xiao Songji. We are small bodies and cannot withstand the government's beating of bones and marrow."
On the matter of cannon, he and the Cui family leader stood on the same side.
Once Xiao Songji has a cannon, even if the cannon is made by the Cui family themselves, the government officials will definitely drag the Wang family in and deal with it together with the Cui family.
The Wang family and the Cui family have some strength in Xiao Song Ji, but in the eyes of the government, they are just local sticks and are not taken seriously at all. If the two families had not carefully managed them for many years, Xiao Song Ji might not have had the Cui and Wang families long ago. .
"I know what you kid is thinking." The head of the Cui family looked at the unconvinced second son and said, "Although the rebels have now taken over Kaifeng Mansion, the imperial court will send an army to regain Kaifeng sooner or later. At this time, you dare to use the cannon Obtaining Xiao Songji is equivalent to handing the handle into the hands of the government, so you should be honest and don't cause trouble for me."
"I know." Cui Guang responded in a muffled voice.
Although he was not convinced, he did not dare to confront his father.
Without his father's support, he knew he wouldn't be able to get a cannon.
