Iron blood Suiming

() When Li Jianguo returned to the Suzhou guild hall, the sedan chair for Bi's mansion to pick up the lady had already arrived, so we were waiting for him to come back.Li Jianguo was not in a hurry, and went back to the house to take out Bi Gao's statement, and then got on the sedan chair prepared for him and went to Bi's mansion.

Bi's mansion is very large, and it really has the style of the right servant of the Ministry of War. Li Jianguo looked at this huge mansion, paying attention to observing its entry and exit routes. He was preparing for what he would do when he left Beijing.

After entering the mansion, Li Kaiguo, Wei Chuping and Li Bo were led to the main hall, while Miss Bi went straight to the back house to meet Bi Maokang's other wife.

Li Jianguo and others were invited to sit down on the guest seats, and their own maids served tea.This was Wei Chuping's first visit to the mansion of a third-rank official. He was very curious, but it was not easy to look around.Uncle Li was a servant, so he didn't dare to sit down, so he could only stand aside.

Only Li Jianguo, sipping the tea slowly, didn't look around, but just glanced at the copper pot dripping in the hall from time to time.There are four kettles in this copper hourglass, which are divided into sun, moon, star, and receiving kettles, which are arranged in a ladder shape. There is a floating rod in the receiving kettle, and the tip of the floating rod is opposite to the scale on the copper scale, so that you can know the time at this time. .

This was the only thing Li Jianguo was very interested in after he came to the Ming Dynasty, but no matter how interested he was, he would not watch it at this time. He wanted to devote all his attention to Bi Maokang.

After a while, I heard a continuous coughing sound, which came from far and near.Not long after, a gray-haired old man came into the hall with the butler. As soon as Uncle Li saw the old man, he knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "This old servant has seen the old man, how is the old man always in good health?"

It turned out that the old man was Bi Maokang, Wei Chuping quickly stood up, gave a salute, and said: "Mr. Wei Chuping, I have met Mr. Bi." But Li Jianguo sat still in his seat, just looking after himself Sipping tea.

The butler next to him was furious and shouted: "My master is here, why are you so rude, why don't you hurry up and greet him?"

Li Jianguo opened his eyes, and rushed towards the butler with a murderous aura. Under the blessing of the supernatural power, the butler suddenly felt a great fear, his legs trembled, his crotch was wet, and he was so frightened that he peed.

Li Jianguo hummed, and said: "Your master is a third-rank official, and this official is also a third-rank official. Your master has done something wrong, and this official came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime. How can there be a righteous teacher to greet the guilty person?" of?"

Bi Maokang sighed, waved to the butler and said, "You and Uncle Li go out first, tell them not to come in, the old man has something important to discuss with the distinguished guests."

Bi Maokang coughed again, he sat down on the main seat slowly, and said slowly: "Your Excellency said that he is also a third-rank official, what kind of official position is he? Where is the official position? Can you tell me if this old man knows?"

Li Kaiguo chuckled and said, "Master Bi must have checked this official, why, didn't he find out?"

Bi Maokang's eyes were fixed on Li Jianguo, and Li Jianguo's majesty and majesty could be seen in his cloudy eyes, which actually made him a little afraid.This feeling is similar to seeing the emperor, he was shocked, the person in front of him actually made him fear even the third rank, he really is not a mortal.

"The old man sent someone to check your details, but unfortunately only found out that you appeared in Tianjin Wei the day before yesterday, and you also killed a thousand households in Tianjin Wei, dozens of soldiers and the old man's wife. According to the old man's guess, yesterday's inner city The two guards who died were probably done by your lord, is the old man right?"

Wei Chuping was shocked, he didn't expect Bi Maokang to investigate them so clearly, but yesterday, Li Jianguo really killed two guards in the inner city, my God, you are too capable of causing trouble.

"Papapapa" Li Kaiguo clapped his palms and said with a smile, "Sure enough, he is a firearms expert. ?”

Bi Maokang coughed again. He coughed very badly. It took him a long time to calm down. After drinking a sip of tea, he sighed: "This old man is too old to make an enemy for his children and grandchildren who act recklessly and act recklessly."

Li Jianguo snorted, took out Bi Gao's confession from his sleeve, threw it on the ground, and said, "It seems that this thing is no longer needed. Sure enough, there is no fool who can achieve the third grade."

Bi Maokang smiled slightly, and said: "Thank you for your praise, Mr. Li, but there are some things that I should ask you to explain to me."

Li Kaiguo said indifferently: "I am the Commander of Lingshan Guard, Li Guo, those ministers who want to come to the court should know my name."

Then Bi Maokang's hands trembled, he had thought about this possibility, but he couldn't believe it. Now that he was confirmed, he couldn't help but his whole body was shocked.

Wei Chuping opened his mouth wide, why did your lord even tell the truth, if Bi Maokang suddenly turned his back, then they had no choice but to fight out of the capital.But he didn't know that Li Jianguo knew it well, if he really turned his face, he didn't mind bloodwashing the servant's mansion, forgive this old man for not daring to risk his family's life.

Bi Maokang was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "I'm being rude, it turned out to be the commanding officer. I have heard about your lord's ability for a long time. Now seeing the real person, it is just like rumors. Your lord is so brave and powerful."

Li Jianguo said lightly: "I have done things in my life, and there are very few things I am not sure about. As long as it is conceivable, I will dare to do anything. What Mr. Bi said is so courageous and powerful, but I am disrespectful." Accept all the orders, but I heard Wei Chuping thinking feebly in his heart, your lord is really not an ordinary person, I am convinced...

"Then why did Mr. Li come here? He didn't come to Beijing to clean up the old man's house. Could you tell me why he came?" Bi Maokang asked suddenly.

Li Jianguo squinted at him and said, "Do you really want to know? Do you want to be loyal to the emperor and protect the lord? Or do you want to love the country and serve the people?"

Bi Maokang sighed, coughed twice, and said slowly: "The old man has both legs in the soil. I'm afraid he won't live for a year. Talking about being loyal to the king and protecting the lord, loving the country and serving the people is nothing but It's nothing more than a mirror image. The only people who are worried about it are the children and grandchildren."

He paused for a while, took a sip of water, and continued: "If we can prevent them from being slaves to the subjugated country, this old man will die without regret."

Li Jianguo nodded and said: "I agree with what Master Bi said, so Master Bi wants to entrust your family and this official? How can you believe that this official will be able to protect your family in the future?"

Bi Maokang chuckled and said, "What choice does this old man have? It's impossible that you set your sights on my Bi mansion and came here purely to do good deeds. If this old man's prediction is correct, your visit to Beijing this time must be related to firearms. "

Li Jianguo laughed loudly, and said: "Master Bi is really smart, yes, I heard that Master Bi invented a musket that can start fire by itself and is not afraid of wind and rain, and this time I came here for this purpose. Please also ask Mr. Bi Give me a piece of real objects and blueprints, and I can save your entire family from death."

If another person said such big words, Bi Maokang would definitely be furious immediately, and even let his family arrest him and send him to be beheaded.But knowing Li Jianguo's ability, he really didn't dare, he could only sigh and say: "Forget it, the old man's hard work can't be wasted, it's okay to give it to you, but there is one thing, the old man wants you to promise."