In addition to Liu Futong's letter, both Zhao Junyong and Peng Yingyu stated that they would send envoys to discuss the contents of the letter in detail.
Li Er left Qin Lingsi behind because he wanted her to listen to his conversation with the two envoys.
Qin Lingsi read the three letters and said with a smile: "These people are all famous figures in the world, and they are asking you for help. You are really capable!"
Li Er smiled bitterly and said: "Second Village Master, please don't make fun of me. If the village had not taken me in, I would have gone to Daming Temple to become a monk."
Qin Lingsi smiled and said, "Then just talk to them. Why do you have to keep me in the audience?"
Li Er was silent for a while and said: "In recent times, the brothers' attitude towards me has been different from before. I am worried that the military advisor and several village leaders are also the same, so I hope that the second village master will stay."
Qin Lingsi blinked and said with a smile: "You are calm, but I never miss someone, and the military advisor also trusts you, so you don't have to worry!"
Li Er said: "What about the second village leader?"
Qin Lingsi's expression became a little unnatural. She was indeed quite suspicious, and even asked the monkey to pay more attention to Li Er, obviously he noticed it.
Li Er smiled and said: "The second village master should be more cautious. My subordinates feel that there is nothing wrong, so I hope that the second village master will stay and learn about the situation in Haozhou and Jiangnan. He can also inform the military advisor and the big village master."
Qin Lingsi thought she could take the opportunity to learn about Chen Ji and Fang Yuan, so she said, "Okay then."
Two days later, Zhao Junyong's envoy arrived, and the person who came was surprisingly Mao Gui.
Mao Gui entered the tower and saw Li Er's burly figure. His eyes turned red, he rushed over and fell to the ground.
"Commander, Mao Gui never dreamed that he would see you again one day!"
Li Er helped him up and said with a smile: "Are you all okay, brothers?"
Mao Gui nodded, then shook his head.
Li Er frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Mao Gui sighed and said: "Brothers have all gone to Haozhou. Although the walls of Haozhou are strong and the food is sufficient, there is no harmony inside. Zhao Shuai and Peng Shuai don't get along, Guo Zixing doesn't get along with Sun Deya and others. It's just a mess." Li Erdao: "Did Chen Ji go to Haozhou?"
Mao Gui was stunned and said: "Yes. Since Dong Tuanxiao's army diverted to Hangzhou, Zhao Shuai was instigated by Sun Deya and arrested Guo Zixing. Mr. Chen Ji went to Zhao Shuai to argue with him and was also arrested." Qin Lingsi heard this from the next door and became furious and cursed secretly: "No wonder there is no news about Uncle Chen. It turns out that Zhao Jun used this thief to arrest him again. Uncle Fang must have been arrested too!"
Li Er said in a deep voice: "How could Brother Zhao act so recklessly! What happened next?"
Mao Gui sighed: "Zhao Shuai was also instigated by Sun Deya. Fortunately, Guo Zixing's adopted son found Peng Shuai and rescued Guo Zixing. Mr. Chen Ji also escaped from trouble and is recuperating in the Guo Mansion."
"He's injured?"
Mao Gui hurriedly said: "The main reason is that Mr. Chen Ji was too impatient and scolded Zhao Shuai a few times, which resulted in some flesh injuries."
Li Er snorted and said: "He did something wrong himself, why don't others scold him? Brother Zhao's way of doing things is becoming more and more incomprehensible to me!"
Mao Gui was silent for a while and said: "Commander, my subordinates dare not discuss Zhao Shuai's affairs casually, but if you go to Haozhou, you may be able to resolve the internal fighting there!"
Li Er said calmly: "You are wrong. After I go, it will only make the situation over there more chaotic."
Mao Gui looked thoughtful, and after a while, he said, "What are your plans next?"
Li Erdao: "Lay a good foundation in Zhenzhou first, and then consider other things."
Mao Gui asked again: "Do you know Zhang Jiusi from Taizhou? What kind of person is he?"
Li Er shook his head and said: "I don't know."
Mao Gui sighed and said: "Commander, please take care, my subordinates have gone back to resume their duties."
"Be careful along the way."
Not long after Mao Gui left, Qin Lingsi came to the house and frowned: "Why do I feel that this guy is not particularly active in inviting you back?"
Li Er leaned on the chair and said with a smile: "The second village leader is right. Mao Gui is a smart man. He knows that I can't go back, so he just came here as a formality."
"Then Zhao Junyong sent him here?"
Li Er said leisurely: "Zhao Junyong doesn't want me to go back. He just does it for others to see, so that people think he is a loyal person."
Qin Lingsi snorted and said: "It's really not a good thing! When we fight Zhao Jun in the future, which side will you help?"
Li Er smiled bitterly and said: "The second village master is joking. I follow the military advisor's orders and I will fight whoever the military advisor tells me to fight."
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "That's good."
Two days later, Peng Yingyu's envoy was still late. Qin Lingsi suspected that something had happened and the envoy would not come again, so she transported a few more carts of iron ore and returned to Longtanzhai.
It was already the afternoon two days later when we returned to Longtan Village.
Qin Lingsi came to the foot of the mountain and asked the team to go up on their own. She ran to a nearby horse farm for a spin. After seeing that the horses were breeding well, she returned to the mountain.
The blacksmith shop in Longtanzhai has been expanded twice recently, covering an area of more than two acres and employing more than 300 craftsmen.
After Guo Niansheng returned the iron ore, Hu Guangcao ordered his people to divide the blacksmith shop into two sections. One section is responsible for refining the iron ore into molten iron, and the other section is responsible for pouring the molten iron into iron sheets of the required shape. p>
In addition to spears, the blacksmith workshop also began to make arrowheads.
When Qin Lingsi came to the blacksmith shop, she happened to see Qin Lingjun holding an arrowhead and talking to Zhang Yangquan, Hu Guangcao and Shanzhu.
"Sister, military advisor, are these iron ores not bad?" She walked over with a smile.
Qin Lingjun glanced at her and said: "The iron ore is not all the same, it mainly depends on the craftsman's smelting method. Although the iron is smelted very pure, the craftsmanship of the arrowheads is not."
Qin Lingsi glanced at the arrowhead and said, "It's a double-edged arrowhead. It looks really asymmetrical. This kind of arrow can't shoot accurately at all!"
Although the arrowhead is small, it has eight parts, namely the forward edge, blade, leaf, ridge, rear edge, pass, base, and collar.
No matter what kind of arrowhead, the blade is the most critical part. There are three-edged arrowheads, double-edged arrowheads and special-shaped arrowheads.
Double-edged arrowheads are easier to make, but they are also easier to produce defective products.
Hu Guangcao said hurriedly: "Old man must hurry up and train those apprentices and blacksmiths to make qualified arrowheads as soon as possible!"
"Mr. Hu, this matter can be done step by step. There is no need to rush it."
Although Hu Guangcao is a talented refiner, his apprentices have not been with him for long, and the blacksmith from Zhenzhou has never made arrowheads, so after a few days, there is not a single qualified arrowhead.
Zhang Yangquan knew that it would take time to accumulate experience for these blacksmiths to become professional weapon-making craftsmen, so he was not in a hurry.
She turned to Qin Lingsi and asked, "What happened over there in Zhenzhou? Why did you stay for two extra days?"
Qin Lingsi crossed her arms and said, "Everything went well. Li Erfei asked me to stay and listen to the conversation between him and Zhao Junyong's envoy." She immediately told the conversation between Li Er and Mao Gui.
Qin Lingjun raised her eyebrows and said, "No wonder there has been no news about Uncle Chen and Uncle Fang. It turns out it was Zhao Junyong who did it again!"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "Don't worry, wait until you have a foundation, and then deal with him slowly. Right now, the first priority is to capture Jiangdu."