Warm spring enters Hou's door

Chapter 131 A Condition

Du Juan kept his word.As expected, he rejected Wu Chonglie's invitation and concentrated on taking care of Gu Caiwei who was pregnant at home.

This matter is indeed understandable - after eight years since Du Yi, he is now 24 years old, and he is finally looking forward to his second child. How can he not be excited?How could he carelessly take care of Gu Caiwei?

Therefore, except for his wife and his unborn child, he has been too lazy to take care of other people outside.

However, Wu Chonglie's refusal fell into Wu Chonglie's eyes, and he became angry from embarrassment.

"The Marquis of Changning is angry because I took the credit first, so he doesn't even want to see me again?" But he's really young, hasn't his aunt already compensated him? I originally planned to apologize to him and admit my mistake. But since he won't even come to see me... then forget it .People look down on me, so I can't put my hot face on his cold butt, can I?"

Others echoed the words one after another, and naturally some people laughed at Du Juanqing for being useless.Since he couldn't protect what he had at hand, how could he be angry after someone stole his technology?He even flirted with Prince Xin'an... He really ate a bear's heart and a leopard's guts!

Among this group of people, only Princess Taiping's son-in-law Wu Youji said slowly, "I always feel that something is wrong."

Prince Xin'an immediately narrowed his eyes. "Uncle, are you trying to grow others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige?"

Wu Youji glanced at him lightly. "I'm just talking about my own thoughts. Moreover, the arrowhead was first researched by Chang Ning Hou, and he also promised Her Majesty the Queen to make a batch and send it to the border. And you are silent, quietly When you got an arrowhead, you copied it from a gourd. You sneakily built so many of them, and even sent them to the border before them. To be honest, you did something wrong, and you won. No Wu. If I were you, I would definitely go to Marquis Changning right now, whether he forgives or not, but my attitude of apologizing and admitting my mistake must be sufficient."

Wu Chonglie sneered when he heard this.Wu Yanji also couldn't help asking: "I said uncle, why is your temper getting weaker and weaker? Could it be that you were bullied and taught by your aunt at home every day, and you have already lost your temper after being worn out, so you know how to retreat and tolerate?"

Wu Youji's eyes were slightly cold. "Taiping is very good, and she has never bullied me. You are not allowed to speak ill of her."

Everyone laughed for a while.

But when they noticed that Wu Youji's eyes became more and more cold, they stopped laughing.

But Wu Chonglie was still not very happy, so he said in a low voice: "I have already done enough gestures, but they are the ones who are angry and refuse to talk to me. If this is the case, why should I ask for trouble? I A dignified prince, if he refuses to give him face, then what else does he want me to do? You can’t let me kneel at their door and beg for mercy? Even if I don’t have face, our Wu family also has face!”

"Isn't it? Since he is hypocritical and insists on putting on a show, let him be hypocritical. Not only do we have to make arrows, but we also have to shoot Mo Dao! What will happen to him when I see it? He has the ability He is calling!" Wu Chongxun still bears the grudge of being bullied by Du Juanqing and his wife in Yongxing County, so he speaks with confidence and without guilt at all.

Wu Youji saw this, he didn't say anything more, just sighed: "Don't just shout loudly now, you will definitely regret it later. This Du is not so easy to deal with!"

"Hehe, how difficult is that to deal with? If you have the ability, let him destroy all our [-] arrows!" Wu Chonglie said disdainfully.

It didn't take long for him to say this, and it really became a fact-about half a month later, a fast horse came from Tingzhou Juechen, killed the king's mansion in Xin'an County, and sent a letter, plus A small bundle was handed over to Wu Chonglie, king of Xin'an County.

Then, a series of frightening roars erupted from the Xin'an County Prince's Mansion.

"How could it be? Impossible! Obviously, I asked the craftsman to make it according to that arrowhead. After I shot it, I also let someone try it. The effect is very good, and it will not break at all! You must be lying!"

"Your Majesty Xin'an, it's about the lives and deaths of many soldiers at the border. How could we make it up? And the evidence has been brought here. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to come over and test it. These arrows are indeed a little harder After that, the object will be broken, and the lethality will be greatly weakened in an instant. Moreover, we specially sent the strong men in the barracks to break it with bare hands, and it was able to break it! The traces on the arrow are clear and obvious, it is the external force applied to it. Afterwards, what broke naturally was not cut with a sharp weapon." The visitor replied neither humble nor overbearing.

At the end, he added another sentence. "Our general trusts the king of Xin'an County very much, so he ordered people to quickly install the arrows after they were delivered. When the Turks came, the soldiers immediately attacked with bows and arrows. Unexpectedly... Fortunately, this was just a small battle. There were not many casualties among the soldiers. But we dare not use the ten thousand arrowheads sent by you, the king of the county."

Wu Chonglie was in a bad mood when he saw the broken arrowhead.Hearing someone say that again now, his face immediately became gloomy.

"Oh, is that so? Now that you've reached this point, the king wants to ask—have you found a replacement? Who is it? The arrow of the Marquis of Changning?"

"Subordinates dare not lie to the county king, it is true." The visitor nodded.

Wu Chonglie's face turned black instantly.

"Du Juanqing, it really is him again! This bastard!"

He gritted his teeth and cursed a few times, and then looked at the person who came: "You really tried everything, are you sure that the arrows they sent are all good? Didn't break?"

"Yes." The visitor nodded again.

"How is it possible? Obviously our things are the same!" Wu Chonglie whispered in disbelief.

The visitor bowed his head. "I don't know about this. Anyway, we have used the arrowheads sent by both Yangxin County and Yongxing County, and compared them carefully. At first glance, the arrowheads sent by the two parties are indeed exactly the same. When we use them to test straw targets The effects are similar, but once they hit leather and stones, the arrows in Yangxin County will break automatically, but the arrows in Yongxing County will not. But our arrows are not specially used to shoot grass targets, but to be taken against Turks in furs."

Until now, he has made it very clear - the arrows in Yangxin County are flashy, so they can only be used as a show.Only the ones in Yongxing County have the most practical value!

Wu Chonglie turned cold and did not speak for a long time.

The visitor was afraid of his complexion, but he still gritted his teeth and added: "Your Majesty hastened to Luoyang, just to report this news to you, my lord, so that you can order someone to find out the reason and remedy it quickly, so that you don't have to worry about it again. It is a waste of manpower and material resources. As for the Mo Dao that was agreed at the beginning... our general also thinks that we can take it easy and wait until we are sure that the things we made will not break easily, and then we can make a large batch of them and send them to the border. .”

Although he spoke in a tactful and careful manner, Wu Chonglie couldn't understand what he meant - not only did this person reject the follow-up arrows, he even didn't want the Modao they had negotiated at the beginning!The reason is that I am afraid that those things will break again!
"Since we have already agreed on things and even signed the documents, are you saying that you don't want these things? At the beginning, I also ordered someone to send samples to you for a look. You are sure that there is no problem. Signed papers. As a result, you yourself are not skilled enough to break the arrow at every turn, but in the end you want to blame the king for the responsibility? There is no such easy thing in the world!" Wu Chonglie gritted his teeth and drank in a low voice.

Is he planning to rely on it to the end?
The visitors had no idea that the facts were already in front of them, and Wu Chonglie didn't even show any shame on his face, instead he bit them back with certainty!
He suddenly became annoyed.

They fought at the border, living a life of licking blood on the edge of a knife.Then, a good weapon can definitely save their lives!
Now that Wu Chonglie has iron mines under his command, he also offered to provide them with a certain amount of arrowheads, which was originally a good thing.In the mind of not offending the Wu family, their generals felt that as long as things could be used, they would use them.In the end, who would have thought...in the end it would end like this?

Even if it's to curry favor with the Wu family, they can't make fun of the lives of so many soldiers in the barracks!
Moreover, according to the general's intention, they didn't intend to make the matter too big.He also came to Luoyang quietly this time, intending to settle the matter with Wu Chonglie in private, and then leave quietly.As long as things don't make a big fuss, the reputation of the Prince of Xin'an and even the Wu family will not be affected much.

But now it seems... Wu Chonglie didn't take the lives of the soldiers seriously at all!In his eyes, there are only benefits that he has already obtained, and the great achievements that are about to be grasped in his hands!

This great credit will be filled with the lives of how many of their soldiers!
Even if they were used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, they would not be so stupid as to throw away the lives of the soldiers they recruited so hard for nothing.

But right away, he heard Wu Chonglie say again: "Besides, didn't the Marquis of Changning already sent a new batch of arrows? Then you just use him and send the arrows, so it's over?"

The implication is that they are instigating them to replace the arrows in Yongxing County with those in Yangxin County, so that the credit will continue to fall on him?
Wu Chonglie's shamelessness simply stunned the captain, who had seen too many ulterior motives.

"Your Majesty, it is impossible for us to promise you this matter." After reacting for a while, he shook his head resolutely.

Wu Chonglie's face darkened again. "You don't agree?"

"We can't agree." The visitor still shook his head resolutely, "Arrowheads, mo knives, and many weapons need a continuous supply. Since the iron mines in Yongxing County are good, we are naturally It needs to be requisitioned for a long time. If this is the case, how can we be so stupid as to please you, the county king, and turn against the Marquis of Changning? After all, there are so many military camps in this world, but there are very few good weapons. If the Marquis of Changning is angry, he will not If you supply us with weapons and then defect to others, wouldn’t we be empty of money and men?”

"Okay, okay!" Hearing this, Wu Chonglie laughed angrily, "Anyway, now you have chosen to hang out with Du, right? Well, you can just hang out with him. But, at the beginning The document says how many weapons you want, so you have to give them enough! We have already had people make them after we got the list, and now the next batch is definitely on the way to Tingzhou. You can't let them pull things back halfway, can you?"

The so-called shameless, it should be him, right?
Anyway, Wu Chonglie insisted that the contract cannot be broken!It is absolutely impossible for him to spit out this benefit!

The visitor was so angry that he ground his teeth.

But in this matter, not only did Wu Chonglie have no sense of shame, but he pressed on every step of the way, refusing to give in.His status was low, and he couldn't confront Wu Chonglie head-on, so he had to bow his head in the end: "Please go back and discuss this matter with my general."

After that, he hurriedly said goodbye.

As soon as the people left, Wu Chonglie was so angry that he smashed everything in the house.

"Damn! Damn! Marquis of Changning, Du Junqing, all of this is your conspiracy! It must be! I said why you haven't responded all this time, so you are here waiting for me!"

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and in the end he couldn't help it anymore. He went out and told the boy: "Go, invite Marquis Changning over here! Just say that the king has something important to discuss with him!"

Seeing his angry face, the boy didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he ran away quickly.

But soon the boy came back, his face was full of caution: "Jun Wang, Marquis Changning took his wife out to relax, and said that he will be living outside for a few days, and he doesn't know when he will come back."

"Then go look for them outside! Find someone and bring them back!" Wu Chonglie growled.

"But... even the people in the Hou's mansion don't know where they went! Where can I find it?" The little servant looked puzzled.

When Wu Chonglie heard this, he was so angry that he kicked the desk again. "Intentional! They definitely did it on purpose!"

But no matter whether it was intentional or unintentional, what happened now belonged to the Wu family, whether Du Juanqing appeared or not, the impact of this matter on Du Juanqing was almost non-existent.But for the samurai... If they don't handle this matter well, who will dare to accept their weapons next?

No matter how irritable Wu Chonglie is, he is not stupid.Since Du Juanqing could not be found, he hurriedly called all the people related to the Wu family over, and everyone discussed the solution to this matter together.

But after discussing and discussing, everyone finally came up with a unified answer——

"We must find Marquis Changning! This matter must have something to do with him! He must know how to solve it!"

However, how is it so easy to find the Marquis of Changning?
While the Wu family was looking for their traces everywhere, Du Juanqing was warming up with Gu Caiwei's group in an ordinary-looking room in the suburbs.

That time when Gu Caiwei felt unwell, she was already pregnant for more than two months.The child in her womb has been three months now, but it is getting more and more annoying, always making Gu Caiwei feel sick.What's more, she just retched before, but now she vomits whatever she eats, three meals a day plus midnight snacks, it's almost tormenting her to death!
Now, Gu Caiwei has just vomited.

Although she has already rinsed her mouth, she still feels a strange taste in her mouth, and she feels uncomfortable no matter what.

Du Juanqing looked at her pale face, and he also frowned slightly.

"Are you feeling better? Would you like some more food?"

"Don't, don't, don't..." After vomiting like this, Gu Caiwei's expression changed now.She is now soft and soft, and she doesn't want to move at all.But after hearing Du Juanqing's words, she was so frightened that she hurriedly opened her eyes and waved her hands desperately.

The little lady who is not afraid of everything on weekdays is now tortured by morning sickness like this. Du Juanqing saw it, and he felt very distressed.

"Okay, okay, don't eat if you don't eat." He quickly pulled off the cloak and wrapped her in again, "Then how do you feel about yourself now? Is it still cold?"

"It's not cold anymore, it's just tired." Gu Caiwei sighed lowly, "When I was walking in the rivers and lakes before, I also met many pregnant women. I watched them moaning to death, and they were uncomfortable here and there. At that time I also secretly laughed at them for being too hypocritical. But now it is my turn, I realize that the so-called pain of pregnancy is indeed very uncomfortable! And as long as I think that this pain has only just begun, there will be a full half a year in the future. Wait for me, I feel like crying."

If she had known this, she really shouldn't have gone to find her father and mother, then he wouldn't have to have a wedding with him later on, and it would have been logical to save her from getting pregnant!

However, money is hard to buy and I knew it earlier.

Du Juanqing saw her reaction these days, he was full of pity, but he was helpless.

Now, he can only stare at Gu Caiwei's still flat stomach with Leng Xia's eyes: "You brat, wait for me! Now you dare to torment your mother like this, and wait for you to come out later. Look, I won't let you go!" Hang you up and beat me!"

"Hmph, if you're a young gentleman, you can just hang up and beat him. What if it's a little lady? Are you willing?" Gu Caiwei only asked.

Du Juan paused. "Little lady... if I look like you, I'm definitely not willing."

Gu Caiwei rolled her eyes.

Du Junqing smirked: "Actually, I really hope that you can give birth to a little lady just like you. I have raised my son as well. He is really skinny. She is better than a little lady. She is fragrant and soft. She can talk later. No matter how softly you call me Daddy, my heart will melt just thinking about it!"

"Having a boy or a girl, everything depends on God's will. Anyway, I can't make the decision." Gu Caiwei said coldly.

"I know this, so it's always good for me to think about it now!" Du Juanqing still smiled foolishly.

He even caressed her belly gently with one hand, slowly rubbing the palm of his hand, and he seemed more and more happy.

Gu Caiwei looked at him like this, and the discomfort in her heart faded a lot.

In fact, she really wanted to have a little man who looked like him!Of course, just don't be as silent and awkward as him.Then, she can catch this brat if she has nothing to do, and bully him as much as she wants!

Just as the two of them were chatting one after another, Du Ren appeared.

"Master Hou, as expected, the people of Xin'an County King are looking for you everywhere now, and they are looking crazy!"

Du Juanqing just smiled coldly when he heard the words. "Then let them continue to look for it! Benhou is in a bad mood now, and I don't want to talk to them."

"Also, Lord Hou, that captain from Tingzhou was found dead in the posthouse last night." Du Ren said another word.

Hearing this, Gu Caiwei and Du Juanqing were both refreshed, and they immediately sat up.

"He's dead?" Du Juan asked in a deep voice.

Du Ren nodded. "Yes. However, the Chang'an Order sent someone to do an autopsy. After returning, he announced that he committed suicide and left a suicide note. Now the body has been buried and is ready to be sent back to the border."

Gu Caiwei sneered for a moment. "Wu's surname is really lawless! When people come to them to ask for an explanation, they just kill them all? And take advantage of the ice and snow to transport the corpse back? They are planning to kill two birds with one stone. People, on the other hand, want to scare us—let us see what happens when we fight against them!"

After finishing speaking, she squinted at Du Juanqing. "Master Hou, I'm so afraid of being a concubine! What do you think should be done next?"

Du Juanqing's face was icy cold. "They dare to kill the captain, but they won't dare to attack me, unless they really plan to make a fuss and make the mine in Yangxin County abolished!"

"So?" Gu Caiwei frowned.

"So, I don't plan to go out until the beginning of spring. They can do whatever they want. Don't they just like to do it anyway?" Du Juan said coolly.

Anyway, Du Yi is now in Yongxing County, protected by Fufengzi, absolutely safe.The two of them also live here, and the whole family is safe and sound, even if the surname Wu tried to threaten them, he couldn't grasp it.

Gu Caiwei suddenly snorted. "I think they must hate you already! And they will hate you even more."

"Whatever, say it as if no one hates them." Du Juan said coolly.

While talking, an old woman came in from outside.Holding a bowl of fragrant chicken soup in her hand, she slowly came to Gu Caiwei: "Little lady, the chicken soup is ready, drink it while it's hot!"

When Gu Caiwei smelled this smell, miraculously, she didn't feel like vomiting.

She quickly took it, picked up the spoon and drank it slowly.It didn't take long for a bowl of chicken soup to bottom out.

After eating, she hurriedly handed back the empty bowl. "Thank you mother-in-law!"

"No thanks, no thanks, it's a blessing to be able to serve you, little lady! If it weren't for you, my son would have passed away long ago, how could our family be as flourishing as it is now? Now it's just for you Making some nourishing soup is an old man's job, so it's not worth mentioning!" The old woman said with a smile, and went out with an empty bowl.

Du Juan watched her drink the entire bowl of soup, so he stared at her with one eye and the spittoon with the other, always ready to grab the spittoon if she wanted to vomit!
It's just... After waiting for a long time, Gu Caiwei didn't even have the reaction to vomit.

Du Juanqing was instantly surprised and delighted. "You don't want to throw up?"

"Grandma Qian's anti-natal soup is famous in the world. No matter how difficult it is for a pregnant woman to be served, as long as she takes over, she will definitely be served properly. Otherwise, why do you think I came to look for it?" Her?" Gu Caiwei said slowly.

Finally, there was something in her stomach, and her internal organs were warmed up a little, so she felt a lot more comfortable in her heart. Naturally, she became more patient when talking to Du Juanqing.

"It's just that Granny Qian is old now, and she doesn't go out very much anymore, and ordinary people can't invite her. I also came here with the cheek because I treated their family members in the past. Now, we have to rejoice Grandma Qian's family lives in Luoyang. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat a decent meal until now!"

Du Juan nodded quickly. "You are very right. I will definitely repay the old man in the future."

Gu Caiwei suddenly snorted again. "Didn't I tell you that it was I who owed Granny Qian and her family the first favor, that's why Granny Qian chose to go out to repay me? This is called repaying virtue with kindness, and we will be clean from now on!"

"That's you." Du Juanqing said solemnly, "Now you are carrying my child, but I have no kindness towards Granny Qian, so now I have to repay her kindness."

"Alright then, it's up to you." Gu Caiwei nodded helplessly.

Once this man becomes stubborn, he's like a bull. If she can't pull her back, then let him go!Anyway, it's not a big deal.

After that, the two of them took it for granted that they ate and drank at Granny Qian's house, and lived a very happy life.

As for the Wu family looking for them outside looking for them?So what does it matter to them?

It's just that they all know it well - they won't be able to enjoy this peace for long.The man surnamed Wu has minions everywhere in Luoyang, Chang'an, and it will be a matter of time before they find out where they are located.

But when they saw the person who finally came to their door, Du Juanqing and Gu Caiwei were still very surprised.

"Consort Wu." Seeing Wu Youji appear in front of him, Du Junqing frowned slightly, but he still came forward to salute immediately.

With a smile on his face, Wu You asked, "Marquis Changning, is he a little bit disappointed to see that it's me?"

"Your son-in-law was joking. What is there to be disappointed with? On the contrary, I am very happy to see you, my son-in-law, who can still say a few words." Du Juan responded calmly.

Wu Youji immediately nodded. "I thought so too, so I stopped them all, and decided to come to you alone."

Du Juan raised his eyebrows and said nothing, Wu Youji smiled and said, "I think you all already know about the broken arrow in Tingzhou. If that's the case, then I won't talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point!"

"I know this, yes, but what does this matter have to do with us? None of the arrows sent by us from Yongxing County were broken." Du Juan responded coolly.

Wu You's smiling face froze slightly. "Marquis of Changning, are you still complaining about the fact that Prince Xin'an secretly built the same weapons as yours in Yongxing County?"

"Shouldn't this Marquis complain?" Du Juanqing asked back.

"Indeed it should. This matter is indeed what they did wrong." Wu Youji nodded.

Du Juanqing sneered again. "Even if it's wrong, they won't admit it. On the contrary, they think I'm making trouble for no reason and deliberately causing trouble for them. Do you think I'm right, son-in-law?"

Wu You nodded. "You're quite right. They did think so."

"Since that's the case, why are you looking for me again?" Du Juan asked coldly.

Wu Youji said quietly: "Let them come to you to apologize and admit their mistakes, I can't do this. I still have some say in how to remedy this matter. If you can discuss this matter with me, Marquis of Changning If an agreement is reached, I can persuade them to take a step back. At least, for the time being, let them stop imitating your Mo Dao."

Hearing this, Du Juanqing sneered again.

"The broken arrow has already happened. I don't believe you haven't found out the reason until now."

Wu Youji pursed his lips, and then nodded. "Indeed, we found out."

"Now that it's been found out, how can you not know that even if they copy the Mo Dao again, there will still be problems with the finished product?" Du Juan said coldly, "Mo Dao is no better than an arrow. Everyone shoots an arrow There are dozens of arrows in the barrel, and if one is broken, the next one can be replaced immediately. But Mo Dao... It takes a full two years to make a Mo Dao. Our mines in Yongxing County After the sword master has been improved, it will take more than a year to produce one. After such a knife is produced, it is for the forward troops, and each one is very precious."

"So, as long as you dare to make that Ye Mo Dao and send it to the border, if there is any mistake, not only the entire forward team will be wiped out, but the team behind will also suffer great losses. That's not like losing a few lives. It is a matter of the land of my Great Zhou Dynasty and the face of the country! If it really happens, do you think Her Majesty the Empress will continue to protect you?"

Wu Youji's complexion turned slightly pale.

"I naturally thought of this, that's why I came to Marquis Changning to discuss countermeasures."

"Are you here to discuss countermeasures, or let me help you mend holes and save face?" Du Juanqing asked angrily.

Wu You gritted his teeth. "Patch holes and save face."

The corner of Du Juanqing's mouth twitched slightly, and Gu Caiwei finally said: "Since this is the case, why don't you explain clearly from the beginning? You have to talk so much in a roundabout way, but in the end the ultimate goal is still this."

"I don't agree." Immediately, Du Juanqing said coldly again.

Wu Youji's eyes darkened instantly. "Marquis Changning, this matter is not only related to the face of the Wu family, but also the lives of many soldiers at the border, as well as the reputation of our Great Zhou Dynasty... You should know that the King of Luling is now crowned prince, and Her Majesty the Empress is old. Gao, in a short while, the world will return to the hands of Li Tang's descendants. After you become the 24th hero of the founding of the country, are you willing to watch the foundation of your ancestors' hard work being taken over by the Turks?"

"Now you obviously have the ability to solve it, but you ignore it because of your temper. If the territory is really lost, you can think about how you will face the ancestors of the Du family when you go down to Huangquan a hundred years later?"

The indifference in Du Juanqing's eyes suddenly faded a little.

He stared deeply at Wu Youji for a long while before he curled his lips. "The son-in-law really deserves to be specially selected by Her Majesty the Empress to be assigned to Princess Taiping. Your thoughts are much more active than the rest of the Wu family."

Wu You cum hand over. "Thank you, Marquis Changning, for your compliment. So now, can we talk about this matter?"

"Yes." Du Juanqing nodded, "Actually, it's easy to solve this matter, as long as I take care of this mess. This is not an important matter for me. I can help you solve it, but the premise is—— You have to promise me one condition."

(End of this chapter)