Datang: Picking up a little Si Zi and accidentally admitting his kinship with blood?

Chapter 104 Hou Junji arrives!Like something in a bag?

It was dusk outside Liangzhou City.

At the gate of the city, the lord of Liangzhou City, Lu Guangping, was waiting with his officials, as well as the guards of the lord's palace.

Next to Lu Guangping, Master Yu Yuan glanced into the distance and couldn't help asking: "City Lord, who is coming this time?"

I received news early this morning that a large army has set out from Liangzhou and will be stationed in Liangzhou City for a period of time to guard against Tibet and enemies from the Western Regions.

Because the Tubo envoy overturned in the Tang Dynasty, although the emperor blamed Tubo and felt that it was unlikely that Tubo would meet the Tang Dynasty's swordsmen, he still had to take the necessary precautions.

Among them, Li Fei's contribution is inevitable.

Liangzhou has an important strategic location. It is one of the main transportation routes between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. It is extremely important.

Lu Guangping nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This time, your Majesty has sent a hundred thousand troops to garrison Liangzhou. The person leading the troops is Lu Guo Gonghou Junji. I will see Lu Guo Gong later. You must not be rash. It all depends on how I do it.”

Duke Junji of the State of Lu was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. He had suppressed many small forces in the Western Regions and had an unparalleled reputation.

It's just that he has a greed for money, and Lu Guangping also knows it.

Because just last time, two years ago, after Hou Junji wiped out a small country in the Western Region, he led his troops to plunder all the wealth of that small country and took it all for himself.

But later, due to the uneven distribution of the spoils, the soldiers secretly clashed. This matter reached Li Er's ears, and he was immediately furious.

He originally wanted to demote Hou Junji, but after listening to the opinions of several confidants, Li Er let him balance his merits and demerits without any punishment.

From that time on, Hou Junji no longer received much attention and became a dispensable sinecure.

When Master Yu Yuan heard that Hou Junji was coming, his face suddenly became startled: "Duke Lu personally came to Liangzhou to garrison, are we really going to go to war with Tubo?"

Hou Junji's reputation in the Western Regions is no less than that of Cheng Yaojin and others in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty.

This time he was sent to garrison Liangzhou, which made Yu Yuan a little confused for a while, not knowing what was going on.

"Not necessarily, the chance is too small."

"Tubo will definitely not have a direct conflict with us, but it is not necessarily the case secretly. After all, the Tibetan Prime Minister Lu Dongzan is still in the custody of Dali Temple."

"Nalu Dongzan's status is no less important than Zhao Guogong to His Majesty. As long as Lu Dongzan is still alive, Tubo will never act recklessly."

Lu Guangping glanced into the distance and said slowly.

Hearing this, Yu Yuan nodded. There would be no war, which would be good for both them and the people of Liangzhou City.

At this time, Yu Yuan raised his head and looked at the sky again, with a hint of sadness on his face: "City Lord, there is one more thing. Thick smoke was billowing from the north of the city today, and it lasted all afternoon. According to the news, it was from the north of the city. Appeared in the backyard of the blacksmith shop in the north of the city."

"I sent someone to investigate this afternoon. I heard that it was caused by forging and burning furnaces. What should I do?"

Just like what Song Laosan said, when Yu Yuan sent the person there in the afternoon to ask what was going on, Song Laosan sent him back with a few words.

When you're blacksmithing, and when you light a charcoal fire in the stove, isn't it normal for smoke to come out?

I just didn’t expect it to be so serious!
"Cough cough..."

When Lu Guangping heard this, his face suddenly became unnatural, and he coughed dryly: "It must be Song Laosan's fault. Don't worry about him for now."

Song Laosan relied on Cheng Yaojin, Duke of Lu State, and the two had a close relationship. Lu Guangping did not want to cause trouble.

It's just smoke. If it smokes, won't it dissipate in a few days?
Although Song Laosan seemed to be forced to Liangzhou City by the Five Surnames and Qi Wang in despair, in fact, how could such a skilled craftsman not have any acquaintances in the Tang Dynasty?

I'm sure there will be big shots coming tomorrow as soon as the troops are launched here to investigate.

The main palace of Liangzhou City is not clean. There is a lot of oil and water in the border transfer area. How can it be overturned because of such a trivial matter?
When the master heard this, he nodded, thinking that he couldn't control the matter, so he might as well forget it.A group of people waited silently.

About half an hour later, several fast horses galloped from a distance, and in a blink of an eye they were in front of the city gate.

Then, not long after, I saw a figure wearing a helmet in front, followed by dozens of followers, it was Hou Junji.

Among the people waiting in front of the city gate, Lu Guangping hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "The Lord of Liangzhou City, Lu Guangping, has met Duke Lu!"

"The villain Yu Yuan meets Duke Lu!"

Hou Junji came all the way, neither too fast nor too slow, nor too tired. He waved his hand carelessly: "No courtesy, get up."

Lu Guangping and others stood up and stood with their hands down.

Suddenly, Hou Junji's nose moved, and then——

"Cough cough cough cough...what does this smell like and why is it so choking?"

"What's up there, smoke?"

"Is there a fire in the city?"

The smell of coal smoke wafted in the wind, which made Hou Junji cough several times and frowned as he glanced above his head.

The moonlight was blurry, and there seemed to be thick smoke above the head that had just dispersed, which was extremely weird.

"What Duke Lu doesn't know is that there is a blacksmith shop in the city, and weapons are being forged today, so there is so much smoke."

"It won't take a day. If the wind blows tonight, it will be fine when you wake up tomorrow morning. Please don't blame Duke Lu."

Lu Guangping secretly scolded Song Laosan for doing something stupid at this time and embarrassing himself here.

"Is blacksmithing so smokey?"

"Is this blacksmith shop very big? Who makes the blacksmith?"

Hou Junji looked at Lu Guangping in confusion, and then at the top of his head, wondering, are you trying to fool me, you old loser?
In this battle, all the horsemen can catch up with the arsenal. Where can there be an arsenal in Liangzhou?

Lu Guangping said quickly: "Duke Lu doesn't know that there is a blacksmith shop in the city, where the famous craftsman Song Laosan used to forge iron."

"Not long ago, I heard that Song Laosan got a piece of meteorite iron. I have found a few helpers in the past few days and am about to cast a magic weapon..."

Hou Junji was wondering when he suddenly heard the name "Song Laosan" and his eyes suddenly lit up: "But Song Laosan who made the drum, urn and golden hammer for His Royal Highness?"

Seeing Lu Guangping nod, Hou Junji laughed: "I'm really lucky. I didn't expect Song Laosan to be hiding in Liangzhou City!"

"You said just now that he got a piece of meteorite?"

Meteorite, in this era of cold weapons, meteorite is an excellent material for making weapons.

Otherwise, it cannot be called a divine weapon.

"Okay, it's late today. Let's go to the banquet first. I'll go to the blacksmith shop tomorrow!"

"With such divine objects as the meteorite iron, Song Laosan can make a good sword for me, hahahaha!"

Hou Junji suddenly felt in a good mood and rode directly into the city.

Lu Guangping and Master Yu Yuan looked at each other, and the former shook his head: "This matter has nothing to do with us!"

(End of this chapter)