Lu Dynasty

Chapter 430 The Old Blacksmith

Ma Jun and Pu Yuan asked me for a master, but I had never met Zheng Hun.I said suspiciously: "Two, the blacksmith under my command taught the forging method by an old blacksmith. But he has always refused to reveal his name, even his son, I don't know what his last name is, I just call him Their father and son are big and small blacksmiths! How about I take you to meet him?" Ma Jun and Pu Yuan also wanted to know why outsiders would know their master's unique forging method.

I took Ma Jun and Pu Yuan to the place where the craftsmen lived. The old blacksmith is the oldest craftsman under my command, so his place is naturally the best.We went directly to the old blacksmith's house. When the old blacksmith saw me, he asked in surprise, "My lord, why are you here? Could it be that something happened to my son? Or do you have any dissatisfaction with him?"

"Old blacksmith, you don't need to be nervous. I brought two people to see you this time. It's not that your son has any problems!" I smiled and let Pu Yuan and Ma Jun into the room.

Seeing them, the old blacksmith exclaimed in surprise: "Who are the two gentlemen?"

"Old Uncle Zheng" It turned out that the old blacksmith was a steward of the Zheng family in Kaifeng. Later, because of the disaster of the party, the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Hun's father, took his family to seek refuge, and the old blacksmith lost them.The old blacksmith relied on the Zheng family's craftsmanship to make a living, and later passed on the Zheng family's unique casting craftsmanship without the consent of the Zheng family's head. He felt ashamed to see the Zheng family, so he kept his name incognito. !

I smiled and said, "Mr. Zheng, you have been hiding it from me so hard! If I had known you were from the Zheng family, I would have ordered Zheng Hun to be an official! He should be in Runan now, just at the border between me and Liu Biao. place."

"My lord, I have no face to see the members of the Zheng family! Without the consent of the owner, I taught other craftsmen the unique casting method of the Zheng family. What face and qualification do you think I have the surname Zheng?" the old blacksmith said. He lowered his head in shame.

"Old Uncle Zheng, you are wrong!" Ma Jun said very seriously: "The master once said that we should try our best to pass on the skills we have learned after we leave the teacher, so as not to let these skills be lost! The master often said that the ancients had many Good things are all lost because of the self-preservation. He doesn't want future generations to mention him, Zheng Hun, but sighs for the lost forging skills!"

"The young master really said that?" The old blacksmith's expression did not know whether it was surprise or joy.

Pu Yuan smiled and said, "What are we lying to you for? If you don't believe me, you can ask the prime minister to recruit the master and ask him. Old Zheng Shu passed on the craftsmanship of the Zheng family. Not only is he innocent, but he has merit! If you hadn't made friends Prime Minister Lu, how could he value us craftsmen so much!"

"Prime Minister Lu, if you, Xiao Yuanzi, still recognize me as an old uncle, don't call me the prime minister, call me the lord! Uncle, I have followed the lord all the way here, and it has been ten years now! Among us craftsmen In my eyes, the lord is the emperor, and we don't necessarily listen to the emperor's orders, but we must obey the lord's words, because the lord has led us to live a good life. No matter how chaotic the world is, we have never suffered a little bit!" The old blacksmith removed Worried in my heart, I started to take on the airs of the elders.He looked at me proudly, as if to say: I saw the right person!
Pu Yuan was a little helpless, but Ma Jun smiled and said: "Old Uncle Zheng, I don't know Xiao Yuanzi, but I recognize the prime minister as my lord. He is not only kind to me, but also my bosom friend!"

"That's right!" The old blacksmith smiled and said, "Where is the young master now? If you know, tell the master quickly and let the master pick up the young master. In Sili, with the young master's talent, he will definitely be able to take Zheng family! However, the land must not be merged, this is the most taboo of the lord!"

"Our Zheng family is a family of craftsmen. Why do we annex the land? We don't know how to plant it! Now there are many things in the world, but there are few people and little food! We dare not and can't afford to support Ding's slaves!" Not long ago, Pu Yuan He and Ma Jun were often hungry because they couldn't find work. They never thought of being landlords.

"My lord, I ask my lord to bring Zheng Hun, my young master, to Luoyang. I guarantee that his blacksmithing skills are better than Xiao Yuanzi and I!" No need for the old blacksmith to tell me, I want to get Zheng Hun here too.Zheng Hun in history was more famous than Ma Jun and Pu Yuan.He is not only a very powerful forging craftsman, but also a good official!In history, Cao heard that Zheng Hun was loyal and talented, so he "called him to be a 掾" and later promoted him to Xia Caichang and Shao Lingling.Cao conquered Hanzhong and took Zheng Hun as Chang'an Jingzhaoyin.After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he was made the prefect of Yangping and Pei counties, and later he was transferred to be the prefect of Shanyang and Wei counties. During the reign of Emperor Ming, Cao Rui promoted him to be a general master. Later, Zheng Hun died as a general. superior.Zheng Hun was poor and clean all his life, his family had no money, and even his wife and children had to suffer from hunger and hunger. If I don't use a good official like him, then am I stupid?
"Old Uncle Zheng, since you know Pu Yuan and Ma Jun well, we won't talk too much nonsense. I'm going to let them be Liu Ye's assistants, so you have to help them well!" The old blacksmith was among the artisans under my command. Ma Jun and Pu Yuan are related to him, which saves me a lot of trouble.

"Old Zheng! My lord can just call me Old Zheng! How dare I let my lord call me uncle! Aren't you breaking my lifespan! With me here, don't worry about craftsmen! So I was still worried, After I die, no one will be able to forge magic weapons for you. Now that Xiao Yuanzi and De Heng are here, if my young lord joins the lord's command, even if I go, I can rest in peace!" The words of the old blacksmith let I was very moved. Back then, he and I were just acquainted by chance, but the old blacksmith was able to do this.The ancient Chinese are simple and honest, and they really deserve their reputation.

"Old Zheng, don't say such things, you still have to watch me unify the big Han, and I will sweep away the foreigners with the weapons you forged!" The greatest wish of the people of the Han Dynasty was that the country could wipe out the foreigners, just like the modern The Chinese hate people the same way.

"Yes! My lord!" Regardless of the old blacksmith's age, he still has a lot of confidence. From my point of view, there will be no problem for him to live to be a hundred years old.

I looked at the old blacksmith and said with a smile: "Then I'll go first, you let your son Xiao Zheng take Pu Yuan and Ma Jun around the Ministry of Industry, so we can work together in the future. When I go back, I will order someone to look for Zheng Hun, wait He is here, and my Ministry of Industry will be surnamed Zheng!" I made a joke, except for Shangshu Liu Ye, many people in the Ministry of Industry are the apprentices and grandchildren of old blacksmiths. The craftsmen, Zheng Hun, Pu Yuan, and Ma Jun are all relatives of the old blacksmith, and the Ministry of Industry doesn't want to be surnamed Zheng!

(End of this chapter)