Liu Mingzhi’s face froze, and he cursed secretly, you are such a bitch, but you are quite 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 Dalongjing City for a while, you must have heard about my sending an army to the west when you were temporarily staying at Honglu Temple."
Sakai He nodded without knowing why: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the envoy has indeed heard 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, and I have dispatched a total of 400,000 elite troops.
A real elite army of 400,000, not an exaggerated 400,000 soldiers and horses just to show off their achievements.”
“Four or four hundred thousand troops? Are all real troops?”
“Of course, everything I say and do is recorded by historians, and important events in the imperial court are also recorded in detail by historians.
For the sake of my reputation before and after my death, I will naturally not commit any fraud!
Speaking of an army of 400,000, it means an army of 400,000.”
Sakai He swallowed silently: "Please ask His Majesty the Emperor to continue to teach me."
“To your ears, an army of 400,000 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 as an envoy to take them back home without even frowning.
But now!
The army has already set off for battle, 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 am giving you these rewards, and it is hard to say whether you want them or not.
I can't do anything about it. I really want you to take these troops back to the homeland for exchange.
My face and the face of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty will be gone.
I will definitely not agree to anything that undermines the majesty and face of our kingdom."
Sakai He said with deep reluctance in his eyes: "Your Majesty, don't you think there is nothing left for the envoy to take back with you?"
“If you are willing to ask for the remaining rusty swords and spears, I will certainly not be stingy.
But how do you do business? What about my face? What about the majesty of the Celestial Empire?
Of course, in addition to the reasons I mentioned, there is also the most crucial point!
Here comes someone!”
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 knife on the waist of the imperial soldier.
"Take out your sword and give it to Mr. Sakai to see if it works smoothly."
“Get the order!”
The sword was unsheathed with a scraping sound, making Sakai He startled again. His arms trembled as he glanced at the Forbidden General behind him, fearing that he would stab him without any explanation.
“Mr. Sakai, please!”
Sakai Hezhan cautiously took the weapon handed over by the Imperial Guard soldiers, nodded to Mr. 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 Ga had a strong foundation in kung fu.
Liu Mingzhi had no way of knowing what kind of kung fu this guy was practicing.
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 that okay?"
“Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, the 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 are completely different from these. The envoy and the tribesmen use them with ease, as if they were tailor-made."
“You don’t know something. This is the standard weapon 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 tested 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 lowered his eyes at his own physique, looking a little helpless and aggrieved.
“Your Majesty, is there no other way?”
"Is there any other way? There should be one. 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 Dalong.
I have thought of another way, and then I will ask someone to notify you to enter the palace."
“Your Majesty the Emperor, can you let Dalong’s skilled craftsmen fight for the state’s envoys again?”
“Let’s talk to you later if you have anything to say. 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!"
“Obey!”
“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 duty!”
After the Forbidden Army soldiers and Sakai He disappeared into the imperial garden, Liu Mingzhi walked out from behind a huge bush, looked at the direction of Qinzheng Palace with a half-smile, breathed out, muttered, and turned towards the imperial study room.
go in the direction.
"Just relax. Now that I've taken the bait, I'm not afraid of you running away."
In the imperial study, Young Master Liu looked at the spotless furnishings in the palace with a calm expression.
“Here comes someone!”
“Lord?”
“Go to Honglu Temple to find out whether, in addition to the tributes paid to the imperial court, the two Japanese missions also brought any other good things.”
“Get the order!”
“Xiao Chengzi.”
“Xiao 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 leave!”
As soon as Xiao Chengzi left, the palace fell silent again.
Liu Mingzhi casually found a chair and sat down, making a few gestures to the roof of the hall.
About a cup of tea, the enchanting and ethereal voice of Suzaku 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 a graceful figure. He made a few more gestures, and an imperceptible sound came out. Liu Dashao smiled and stretched out his arms.
Suzaku Feiyan rushed over like a nest, directly pushed Mr. Liu onto the chair, crossed his slender legs, and nestled 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.”
Zhuque 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 know anything? It’s true that Que’er is a perfect 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.
At worst, after the love affair, the bird can just drink some saffron!
You just don’t want to!”
“Don’t you know that the thing that hurts the body is medicine and 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 your Tiankui come?"
Zhuque's pretty face was slightly unnatural, and her beautiful eyes evasively hit Liu Mingzhi's shoulder.
“Master, how can any man ask a woman this question?”
“Don’t worry about it, just tell me when it will come!”
“It’s just...it’s been four days!”
“Is there still no trace of the spy?”
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows, and as he spoke, the palms wrapped around the beauty Liu's waist began to move quietly.
Zhuque'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, except for deep mountains and old forests and remote villages, brothers have checked almost everything that should be checked, and there is no trace at all. Master, please ask for Que'er!"
“You must know that your identity can only live in darkness. Even if the young master takes 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 visited the quiet imperial study except for the maids who came in to clean it. With the sound of a sigh, the notes of spring gradually echoed.
Time passed in a hurry for a few days.
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 aid to the Japanese country.
Thousands of miles away from Huangsha, within the east line 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 dissipated, revealing the army flags fluttering 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 Gumo Kingdom was peaceful and peaceful, and outside Shacheng, a border town with an endless stream of business travelers, a chilling atmosphere enveloped it.
Ten years have passed since the fourth year of Ruian, when Young Master Liu said goodbye to his class. The unparalleled cavalry returned to the Western Regions again.