Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 86 Little Hero

The white inside is yellowish, and the texture is flexible and elastic. This is obviously rubber!

Tanchun was startled by Li Weijian, who suddenly looked solemn, and blurted out: "Latex ball."

"Latex balls?"

While Li Weijian lowered his head to observe, Tan Chun said: "The items sold in foreign shops for children to play with can bounce back... Fourth brother Jian has never seen them?"

Li Weijian shook his head in confusion, thinking, could this thing be brought into Dashun by Xiyi?

Tanchun added: "It seems that Fourth Brother Jian is rare. Why don't you give this latex ball to Fourth Brother Jian?"

Li Weijian played with it twice, then turned around and handed it over to Tan Chun respectfully: "Then thank you, Third Sister. This thing will be of great use to me."

Tan Chun frowned and said, "It's nothing, just Brother Jian can use it."

Seeing the early scene, Tanchun and the two maids left naturally.Li Weijian returned to the main room and didn't even bother to clean up. He spent the rest of the time absentmindedly eating.He was thinking in his mind, even Tanchun could have this latex ball, maybe it would have been sold everywhere.

After a while, I have to go to the inner palace to inquire and see if this thing is a finished product or if there is another reason.

After breakfast that day, Li Weijian went out early.As a result, just after he came out of Rongguo Mansion, he saw a man walking towards him quickly, stopped in front of him, bowed and said, "Uncle Jian."

Li Weijian took a quick glance and remembered that this person was Jia Yun, and said with a smile: "Is everything settled at home?"

Jia Yun said: "My nephew has only one mother in his family. Yesterday he learned that I got an errand under Fourth Uncle Jian. I seemed to be very happy. No, I sent my nephew to wait at the door early in the morning."

Li Weijian nodded with a smile and said, "Then you can take the car with me. I will go to the inner palace today. I will ask you to run an errand later."

The two got into the carriage, Wu Haiping drove the carriage, and the Ding brothers rode ahead to clear the way, heading straight for the inner palace.

But he said that Li Weijian was anxious and something happened on the way.

As the car approached the small stone bridge, there was suddenly a traffic jam ahead.Li Weijian opened the curtain and took a look, and saw a crowd of people near the small stone bridge. Onlookers gathered on the third floor and the third floor outside. There were constant shouts and shouts inside. He didn't know whether it was a showman's act or someone was actually fighting.

One of the Ding brothers went to check it out and came back with a report: "Sir, there was a dispute between two groups of dudes, and they are currently fighting."

Li Weijian frowned secretly, thinking about how to go around, and then heard Ding Rushong say: "Don't worry, young master, the fight won't last long. As soon as the Shuntian government officials arrive, they will definitely disperse."

Just as he finished speaking, someone shouted, "An official from Shuntian Prefecture is here." The crowd of onlookers dispersed with a roar, revealing the situation inside.

However, five dudes were surrounding the two men and beating them violently. These people were also very courageous. When they heard that official officials were coming from Shuntian Mansion, they did not dodge, but instead started beating them even more vigorously.

At this moment, a young man in purple suddenly rode on horseback from the other side of the small stone bridge. He flew down into the field and waved his whip in all directions, making a crackling sound, which only made the people who were beating him scream and scream. Call.

The two people who had no power to fight back immediately fought back, and in the blink of an eye, the five people were chased and beaten by three people.

After all, the five people couldn't bear the whip, so one person took the lead, and the remaining four ran away. When they reached Li Weijian's carriage, someone stopped and looked back and yelled: "Bison fucked... Feng Ziying, just wait, wait until the wife is alone, Our brothers will definitely give you a good son!"

The young man in purple swung his horse whip and said heroically: "If you are not afraid of being whipped, just come!"

The five dandies cursed and groaned and left. Li Weijian opened the curtain and took a deep look at the young man in purple, thinking that this person was Feng Ziying.

The excitement was gone now, and the carriage moved forward again, crossing the small stone bridge and heading eastward along Chang'an Street.In the blink of an eye, when they arrived at the inner palace, Li Weijian left a few people outside to obey orders. He showed his waist badge and entered. He found the doctor who was under the command of King Zhongyong and showed off the latex ball he got from Tanchun.

"Does Mr. Liang recognize this thing?"

Dr. Liang glanced at it and said happily: "Latex ball? I also have this thing at home, but it is not suitable for three-year-old children to play naughty. I heard that a three-year-old child swallowed this thing and choked to death."

How does Li Weijian care whether a three-year-old can swallow a latex ball?He quickly asked: "May I ask Mr. Liang, where did this thing flow into my Dashun?"

Liang Langzhong wondered: "Why is Fusheng so interested in this thing? Since this thing is consigned to a foreign goods shop, it is naturally sold by the Western Yi."

Li Weijian frowned. Considering the transportation timeliness these days, it would be useless to rely on Xiyi to transport rubber.Even if he buys a sapling, it will take decades for him to use it, and he doesn't know if he will ever see it in his lifetime.

At this time, I heard Mr. Liang say again: "Not only foreign goods shops, but also the inner government sells them. Oh, I remembered that on that day when Taizong was marching south and north, he led the trench mirror Xiaofo Lang to organize the barbarians and order fire cannons and fire soldiers. The artillerymen saw that Fo Lang Jiyi was playing with this thing, so they spent a lot of money to bring in saplings, and they seemed to be planted in Qiongzhou."

"Ah?" Li Weijian was shocked and asked repeatedly: "Is this true? How many trees have been planted?"

In an emergency, Li Weijian pulled Dr. Liang's hand.He was so strong that he squeezed it so hard that Mr. Liang gasped.

"Hey, come on, if you don't let go, your bones will be broken."

Li Weijian hurriedly expressed his annoyance, and Doctor Liang said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "At first, more than a hundred trees were brought back, but only fifty survived. In response to Tai Tien's wishes, our inner government burned down a hilltop in Qiongzhou to plant this tree. Over the years, To thrive, there must be a forest, but I haven't counted exactly how many trees there are.

how?Do you think this thing is useful? "

Not only is it usable, with rubber, even if the processing is not precise, we can still make usable seals.As long as metallurgy can keep up, not to mention a steam engine, even a diesel engine can be slowly produced by Li Weijian!

"It's useful, it's very useful!" Li Weijian was about to spit out in excitement.Then I thought, it would be useless to tell Dr. Liang, so why not go back to King Zhongyong to explain his interests and concerns.

So he turned to ask: "Mr. doctor, when will the prince come to the Yamen today?"

"Well, that's hard to say. The prince entered the palace early in the morning, and he can't tell when he will come out."

Li Weijian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was still anxious after all.Then Qiongzhou is far south, so what's the use of being anxious right now?Because his mind gradually calmed down, he cupped his hands towards Dr. Liang and said, "In this case, the student will come back tomorrow to find King Zhongyong."

Liang Langzhong agreed, knowing that this person had an extraordinary status in the heart of King Zhongyong, so he personally sent him out of the inner palace. He was very surprised in his heart. Li Fu was very anxious a while ago, but he is no longer anxious... Everyone knows this. This person has a palace and can make this person so anxious. Could it be that this latex is really useful?
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But when Li Weijian came out of the palace and headed towards his carriage, he saw Wu Haiping and the Ding brothers talking to a stout young man.

The boy had a round head and a round head. He carried a six-foot-long pewter pole on his shoulders and had thick knuckles. He looked like a practicing martial artist.

Li Weijian was puzzled. As he was about to pass by, Wu Haiping caught a glimpse of him and quickly greeted him: "Young Master."

Li Weijian glanced at the young man and said with a smile, "Do you know him?"

Wu Haiping said: "My family are all from Anhui. Their family went to Shandong and our family went to Jinling." After a pause, Wu Haiping said again: "This little brother is extraordinary. He is no older than the young master and is thousands of miles away." He came all the way to the capital to serve as the palace guard." The young man said with a Shandong accent: "My master passed away and gave him a letter of recommendation before he died. It's a pity that Qian Tianguan retired and returned to his hometown. I can only live in a family. If you submit a letter, as long as I show my ability, I will definitely be able to eat royal food."

After learning the art of literature and martial arts, the goods and the emperor's family, this is the case for many civil and military people in ancient and modern times.Li Weijian stayed in Maoshan for two years and did not learn the skills from his master. However, he never stopped hearing about the ups and downs in the world.

It is completely different from the book and novel. Nowadays, there are all kinds of people from all walks of life. They cheat, kidnap, kill and buy goods. These are all people in the world.Most of those with high abilities joined the imperial court.

Just like the martial arts king Zhongyong, who was young and vigorous a few years ago, he had a fight with a famous boxer in the capital, and the two had a fight in the palace.The boxer missed and beat King Zhongyong until his face was bruised and bruised. He was scared to death at the time, but King Zhongyong was very happy and turned around and rewarded him. He also informed the sage and hired him as a tutor in the capital camp.

With this, warriors reached the sky in one step, and the capital gathered powerful figures from all over the world.Don't underestimate the performers on the streets of Dashilar. They may be famous masters and they may rise to the top in a short time.

Li Weijian cupped his fists at the young man and said with a smile: "I have seen a little hero."

The young man quickly returned the greeting: "I don't dare, I have seen the young master."

Li Weijian asked: "What boxing technique did the little hero learn?"

The young man said: "I learned Taizu's 32 styles from my master."

"Can you fight?"

The young man curled his lips and said, "I am not the one who said such arrogant words." He pointed with his hand and said, "Young Master, these three guards are shoulder to shoulder and I am bullying you."

Li Weijian raised his head and laughed, but Wu Haiping and the Ding brothers were not happy.Ding Rusong said: "You are too arrogant for your young age."

Wu Haiping also said: "After all, you are young and energetic. It is said that the older you get, the less courage you have. In a few years, you won't dare to say that."

But the young man was unconvinced and said: "Then why don't you give in if you tell the truth? I'm not making up nonsense. From Shandong to the capital, I have never met an opponent on this journey."

Li Weijian pointed at Wu Haiping and said: "In this case, as long as you can beat him, I will accept you as a guard, and the monthly salary will be determined by you, okay?"

But the young man said: "I want to go to the palace to pursue my future."

Li Weijian was happy and said: "That's it, as long as you can defeat me as a guard, I will recommend you to King Zhongyong."

"really?"

Seeing Li Weijian nod, the young man threw away the pewter pole and spit in the palm of his hand excitedly, saying: "Come on, I won't bully you. I'll give you three moves first."

Wu Haiping smiled angrily, rolled up his arms and sleeves, walked forward and walked around the young man. After saying a few words, the two of them fought together.As expected, the young man gave in three moves, and then he punched Wu Haiping in a fight.

The beating lasted only a moment, but Wu Haiping was almost hit in the throat without checking. He couldn't help but gasped: "Fanzi Fist?"

The young man smiled naively and said, "You stole what you learned from your master, and come again?"

"Come!"

The two exchanged a few more blows, but this time Wu Haiping was kicked directly in the face by the young man, causing him to jump while clutching his legs in pain.

"Hiss... poke the feet? You are a treacherous fellow. Didn't you agree on Taizu's 32nd style?"

The young man calmed down and said happily: "Then I'm not allowed to use it because my studies are complicated? Are you still here?"

Wu Haiping shook his head repeatedly with a gloomy face: "I won't come, you are too dirty."

Li Weijian was barely an expert. The two of them would often decide the outcome in just three or two moves.That boy looks young, but his strength is not inferior to that of Wu Haiping!

Wu Haiping is good at Dahong Boxing and Qijia Dao, and is a very good player even in Jinling. He has been defeated in front of this young man several times, which shows that this young man really has a lot of tricks.

Just as he was thinking about it, the young man came over, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, you must keep your word."

"Okay, leave your address and I will recommend it to King Zhongyong one day."

The young man looked troubled and said, "I have used up all my money and I don't know where to stay."

Li Weijian was secretly happy, didn't this fulfill his wish?Because he said casually: "Then why don't you follow me first, with a monthly salary of two taels, and take care of food and housing."

The young man bared his teeth and said happily: "That's good. Please don't worry, young master. With me here, I will definitely not hurt you."

Li Weijian nodded and asked again: "Yes, I haven't asked you your name yet."

The young man said: "My name is Wu Zhong (Note [-])."

Li Weijian immediately sent Ding Rusong to lead Wu Zhong to find an inn to stay. Then he remembered that there was Jia Yun in the car, so he ordered Jia Yun and Ding Rufeng to go around to find the mansion. After the four people were ordered to disperse, Li Weijian and Wu Haiping took the car. The car returns.

On the way, Wu Haiping kept rubbing his calves and cursed: "You are so young and you are ruthless, and you don't follow any rules in the world."

Li Weijian knew full well that Wu Haiping had a sense of crisis in his heart.First there were the Ding brothers who were sitting in the capital, and then came Wu Zhong, who was very capable of fighting. Naturally, he, the headline lackey under Li Weijian, was afraid of being overthrown.

Because Li Weijian comforted him and said, "Isn't it good to be able to fight? From now on, he will naturally take care of things. Haiping, you have to take charge of the overall situation."

Wu Haiping thought for a moment, thinking that he could not lack the necessary manpower. The Ding brothers were not easy to deal with. Wu Zhong saw that they were not easy to win over, so he said casually: "Master, here we go. There must be some manpower placed in the house that is built by Japan. Although my brother is young, he is smart. How about I write a letter and ask him to come to the master to take orders? "

Li Weijian naturally refused anyone who came, and nodded and said: "Okay, but it's a tiring journey. Can your brother do it by himself?"

Wu Haiping said depressedly: "He... Let me tell you this, young master, the difference between my brother and a monkey is just a hair. This guy was abducted by a kid when he was seven years old. After walking two hundred miles, he turned around. The kidnapper was sold, and he wandered around on his own, eating and drinking, and then found him again."

Li Weijian blinked and said, "What a talent! Send the letter quickly, I want to see what your brother is like."

Wu Haiping sighed and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.His brother is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

　Note [-]: Wu Zhong, founder of Bajiquan.Like Yan Xiyao, he is a real historical figure.

　　
　
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