My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1038 Peng Gu enters the dynasty, Ying Chengjiao presents gifts! When the black dragon emerges from the water, there will be abundance!

Li Mu would not know the conversation that took place in the imperial study.

Li Mu also didn't expect that Dai Wangjia was forcing him.

On the contrary, Dai Wangjia did not scold Li Mu but instead took Li Mu aside for a long talk and sincerely admitted his mistakes, which made Li Mu feel very comfortable.

Your Majesty, he is a very nice person!

However, the conflicting feeling deep in my heart and the fact that the people of Daidi are suffering make the existence of this idea seem even more strange.

Li Mu was thinking hard about where the weirdness was, and how to help the people of Dai, so much so that his steps were not as firm as before, but seemed to be staggering and hesitant.

"Aung! Aung here!"

A loud shout hit Li Mu's eardrums. Li Mu gathered his thoughts and looked up, and saw Li Hong waving at him outside the palace gate.

Li Mu frowned slightly, quickened his pace, and after walking out of the palace gate, he said in a deep voice: "As a general, you should act calmly!"

"Looking at your demeanor, do you have any trace of a great general?"

Li Hong showed a flattering smile: "Brother sent someone!"

"I was so happy that I lost my composure just now. Please forgive me, Grandfather!"

Although Li Hong and Li Xian were both sons of Li Mu, Li Bo was the family heir chosen because Li Mu had brought him up, taught him military books and strategies, and led him to chase the Yan army westward. The Li family of Bairen were well aware of this.

Therefore, when they found that the situation was unfavorable, the Li family of Bairen immediately sent Li Bo and his son to Daqin to ensure the continuation of the clan, and let Li Hong and Li Xian continue to stay in Zhao with Li Mu to reassure the King of Zhao.

Now that he heard that Li Bo had sent people back home, Li Mu was both relieved and worried and hurriedly asked: "Have the people Bo'er sent back been settled?"

"Does the visitor look sad or happy?"

"Does anyone say that the tribe needs to do something for Bo'er?"

Li Hong shook his head and said, "Those people did not enter the city, but rested in a field assigned to the Li family five miles outside the city, and were unwilling to move forward even a step."

"I asked if my eldest brother needed help from the clan, but they all said no."

"Brother Ji is entertaining you there, so he will not be inconsiderate."

Don’t want to go any further after reaching the outskirts of Jicheng?
There's something weird about this matter!

Li Mu's heart sank a little, and he ordered solemnly: "Let's go!"

Mounting his horse, Li Mu led Li Hong and his family soldiers on a quick march and quickly arrived at the location indicated by Li Hong.

When there was still some distance from the destination, Li Mu saw dozens of officials under the Ministry of Rites and hundreds of onlookers gathered here, and among them was the Ministry of Rites Sima Gan!
Li Mu's worries grew even worse, and he sped up his horse again. Finally, he stopped five feet in front of Sima Gan, and greeted him with a bow: "Greetings, Dian Ke Gan, I wonder what Dian Ke Gan is doing here?"

Sima Gan hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings to Lord Wu'an!"

"I have recently been appointed as the Minister of Reception. I heard that a caravan from the State of Qin stopped here and would not go any further, so I came to investigate."

"I never thought that this matter would alarm Lord Wu An!"

Sima Gan would never say that he accepted bribes to facilitate this caravan!
When they arrived, they saw that Li Mu's third son Li Xian was also there, and was arguing with the leader of the caravan.

Sima Gan was unwilling to feel guilty about the benefits he had received, but also did not want to conflict with Li Mu, so he could only hide in the crowd and wait and see what would happen.

As a result, he was caught by Li Mu himself!
Li Mu returned the greeting by bowing his hands and said, "This convoy was probably sent back by my eldest son Bo'er."

"If I have offended you, please forgive me."

Sima Gan finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly bowed again: "As I should, as I should, this is all as I should!"

While speaking, Sima Gan just wanted to ask the middleman.

You want me to take good care of the convoy that Li Bo sends to Li Mu?

Please take a good look at me, do you think I am worthy? !

As he was talking, Li Xian also ran over quickly, his face still furious as he said, "Aunt, this convoy is indeed the one sent back by my elder brother, as evidenced by my elder brother's keepsake and handwritten letter."

"However, the leader of this caravan does not want me to go back to the palace to wait for Grandfather first. Instead, he insists on waiting for Grandfather here and wants Grandfather to come and see him in person."

"I really can't persuade you!"

"My son advises you to order this convoy to return to the palace as soon as possible. If there is anything, you can discuss it in the palace instead of here!"

As he spoke, Li Xian looked at Li Hong with an unfriendly gaze.

Both brothers knew that there must be something wrong when things were abnormal!

This convoy is definitely not carrying simple greetings, it must be carrying Li Bo's political purpose!
Li Bo is now doing well in Daqin, and Li Zuoche has even enrolled in the Daqin Military Academy. Is there any need to ask about Li Bo's political stance? He is definitely firmly on Daqin!

Li Xian really didn't want Li Bo's actions to make the already precarious relationship between Li Mu and Dai Wangjia even worse.

Li Hong smiled and said, "That's my elder brother! Would he harm us?"

"Who is the team leader?"

"My father, Lord Wu An, has arrived!"

A slightly handsome figure walked out of the crowd and bowed to Li Mu. "Peng Gu, the head of Weizi Pavilion in Chang'an Township of Qin, is here to pay a visit to Dai Wu'an Jun at the request of Qin Duwei Bo!"

Hearing this, Li Xian suddenly turned around and looked at Peng Gu, and Li Hong also looked surprised.

He was just a small pavilion chief, not worth mentioning. Li Hong and Li Xian usually didn't bother to even look at him.

But, this damn thing is the head of Weiziting in Chang'an Township!
Although Chang'an Jun had many fiefs, Chang'an Township was always the core fief of Chang'an Jun, and Weizili was the demonstration village rebuilt by Chang'an Jun himself. Anyone who could be the head of a pavilion in this place could be said to be the core confidant of Ying Chengjiao!
Li Mu also showed some surprise in his eyes: "But Qin Duwei Peng Yue and Qin Chang'an Jun's family soldiers Peng Cheng's brother Peng Gu are here?"

Peng Gu smiled and said, "Thanks to the reputation of my two brothers, I have been able to gain some face from them."

"It is humble indeed!"

"Greetings to Dai Wu'an Jun on behalf of my two brothers."

Li Hong and Li Xian were even more shocked.

This guy is actually the younger brother of Peng Cheng and Peng Yue?
It’s settled, this guy is definitely one of the core descendants of Chang’an Jun who has been nailed down!
Li Mu understood everything and asked directly, "Does Qin Chang'an have anything to say that needs to be conveyed by Chief Peng?"

Li Bo alone could not control Peng Gu.

The person who can make Penggu come to Jicheng in person is either Ying Zheng or Ying Chengjiao!
Peng Gu did not hide it and said frankly: "Commander-in-chief Boduo told Chang'an Jun about the difficulty of replacing Wu'an Jun."

"Therefore, Lord Chang'an specially presented the gift to Duwei Bo, who then gave it to Lord Dai Wu'an."

Sima Gan was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a city wall out with his toes on the spot!

Qin Chang'an Jun gave gifts to Dai Wu'an Jun, but he happened to see it?
Damn it! You want me to die!

That damn middleman! The day I see him again, he will surrender!

Fortunately, Li Mu refused without hesitation: "If Bo'er has a gift to give, it is a gift of filial piety to his father. No matter how noble or humble, I will accept it without hesitation."

"However, even if this gift passed through Bo'er's hands, it is still a gift from Qin Chang'an."

"No matter how high or low you are, I appreciate Lord Chang'an's kindness, but I will not accept it!"

Who would dare to accept a gift sent openly by the leader of the war faction in the enemy country who has defeated our army?
The last person to give a gift in this capacity was Lu Buwei, and the person who received the gift, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, was deposed and deposed not long after.

A lesson from the past, a teacher of the future.

Li Mu doesn't know how to beat around the bush, but he's not a fool!

Peng Gu said sincerely: "Although Dai Wu'an Jun and Chang'an Jun belong to two different countries and serve different masters, Chang'an Jun always respects Dai Wu'an Jun and wishes he could drink and talk with Dai Wu'an Jun and make him his confidant."

"My brother once said that Lord Chang'an was upset for a long time because Lord Wu'an was unwilling to attend the banquet."

"It can be seen that Chang'an Jun is sincere in his desire to replace Wu'an Jun!"

The corners of Li Mu's mouth twitched slightly uncontrollably.

Do I dare to attend Chang'an Jun's banquet?
You think you haven't escaped death enough times, and that your life isn't exciting enough, right?

Peng Gu continued, "Commander Bo was even more sleepless because of the matter of replacing Wu'an Jun. I don't know how long he talked with Chang'an Jun about the matter of replacing Wu'an Jun."

"I hope Dai Wu'an Jun will consider Chang'an Jun's righteousness and Duwei Bo's filial piety and observe Chang'an Jun's etiquette before making a decision."

Without giving Li Mu a chance to refuse, Peng Gu waved his hand behind him and ordered in a deep voice: "Start working!"

At a command, fifty strong men opened the carriage together.

Li Mu thought he would see a car full of golden light, and gold treasures everywhere he looked.

Li Mu never expected that he only saw a large number of wooden boards and wood, not to mention gold, not even a single copper coin!
Li Hong was also confused: "Is this the gift from Lord Chang'an?"

How could someone go thousands of miles to deliver wood to someone?
Peng Gu chuckled and said, “Everyone knows that among the gifts given by Chang’an Jun, the cheapest one is money.”

"In order to complete this gift for Lord Chang'an, we need to cut down several huge trees on the spot. I would like to ask Lord Wu'an to do this for us."

Li Mu's heart warmed up, and he said solemnly: "Go ahead, I will take care of everything!"

Li Hong and Sima Gan also looked at each other, and saw deep disbelief in each other's eyes.

The gift from Chang'an Jun was neither gold nor books, so could it be...

But! Dai and Qin are enemy countries!
More than ten officials under Sima Gan and several people dressed as common people quietly retreated and quickly ran back to Jicheng.

Soon, carriage after carriage came galloping.

When a five-horse carriage built according to the etiquette specifications of the Yan State arrived, Peng Gu and others "happened" to have completed the work.

"My dear ministers, you are all gathered here. Is there something big happening here?"

"The Duwei Bo ceremony has been assembled. Please inspect it on behalf of Wu'an Jun so that I can return home early."

At the same time that Dai Wangjia spoke, Peng Gu also spoke.

King Jia of Dai, who was galloping over, immediately cast his eyes on Penggu, and then his eyes were attracted by the more than three-meter-long and strange-looking wooden creature beside Penggu.

Dai Wangjia stared at the creature without blinking, and asked in a gentle voice: "Wu'an Jun, what is this?"

Li Mu frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.

The people of Daidi are still starving and will soon be freezing. Why are you not thinking about how to provide relief to the victims of Daidi in the palace, but instead you have the mind to come here and hang out?!

But Li Mu's confusion and desire for knowledge temporarily suppressed his displeasure, and he took the initiative to ask: "Captain Peng, what is this?"

Peng Gu bowed to Dai Wangjia, then looked at the creature beside him and introduced it eagerly, "This is a new craftsmanship made by Lord Chang'an this year."

"Its name is Qin Wangzheng's Seventeen-style Black Dragon Waterwheel."

"It can be called the Black Dragon Waterwheel!"

(End of this chapter)