in the edge

Chapter 35
Du Chengfeng took the blood-stained sword with a blank expression on his face.

In front of his own face, he stabbed his subordinate to death with a sword. Was this intended to give him a blow?Or just a purely mentally ill prisoner?
Du Chengfeng didn't know very well, but he didn't care too much. Although as a peace-loving person who just wanted to live a peaceful life, he was not very happy to see such scenes of killing and killing, but compared to him hacking and killing When there were more than 200 Hu people, the scene was somewhat too small.

"Get someone to come over and clean it up. It smells too strong."

After casually instructing Yang Xuan, Du Chengfeng put the sword on the whetstone and began to grind it.

Water was sprinkled on the edge of the blade, and not only blood flowed down the edge, but also the long past.

Although this sword has only killed one person, Du Chengfeng is still keenly aware of the experience of this sword.

Different from other weapons, the origin of this sword can be described as luxurious. The skilled blacksmith used the best steel to create this seemingly slender but extremely strong sword body. The sword is decorated with gold and silver. The hilt was carved by several craftsmen who worked tirelessly without sleep. When the brass mouth was put into the sharkskin sheath, anyone would say that it was a great sword.

However, hundreds of such good swords were made at one time.

It was hard to imagine that such exquisite swords would be manufactured as mass-produced goods, but soon, Du Chengfeng knew the reason - it turned out that these swords were used by the Chen court to reward new officials. Because there are two classes of civil and military swords on the court, they are also called class swords.

To put it bluntly, these are a batch of ceremonial swords, mainly used for decoration.

Although the Chen Dynasty established its country by force, and all men had the tradition of wearing swords, most of the time, these nobles who wore ban swords did not have the opportunity to draw their swords.After all, even if there is any danger, there are still soldiers under his command to fight, so how can it be the noble's turn to draw the sword? Therefore, many nobles simply replaced the sword blade with a piece of wood, which is lighter but still keeps the sword. heroic.

But the grinder named Wang is an exception.

Just because he had received the transfer order and was to be sent to Jizhou.

The grinder surnamed Wang was named Wang Gaocheng, and he studied under the great sage Ruan Shantao of Yanzhou. At a young age, he was recommended to the imperial court by Ruan Shantao in a letter - he was very young and was about to receive his salary. This Wang Gaocheng was the proud one. time, but who would have thought that when an official document from the imperial court was issued, he would actually be sent to join the army at the border of Jizhou.

It was at this time that Wang Gaocheng realized that the reason why his mentor lived in seclusion in Yanzhou was because he had offended too many people in the court.

But it was too late to say anything at this time. Military orders were overwhelming and he would die if he dared to disobey them. Therefore, Wang Gaocheng could only go back to Yanzhou to see if his mentor who had sent him into a pit of fire could think of a way.

But what greeted Wang Gaocheng was the old man's scolding.

"As a scholar, you don't want to work hard to repay the country's favor, so you dare to come to me and ask?"

With two slaps on the face, Wang Gaocheng realized that his revered teacher was probably crazy about studying. He actually felt that studying was not for being a high-ranking official and being elegant, but for serving the country wherever there was danger. -The border of Jizhou is undoubtedly the most dangerous place, and it was his revered master who personally ordered this damn transfer order.

Facing such a good teacher, what else can he say?

So Wang Gaocheng could only pack his luggage and rush to northern Xinjiang.

Although as a scholar, Wang Gaocheng still wore a wide robe and long sleeves, looking like a famous official, but for the sake of safety, he did not dare to replace the sword blade with a wooden one - after all, apart from being a grinder, that This military order also gave him another identity.

That is, as a supervisor, secretly watching every move of Governor Liu, the commander of Jibei.

There is nothing the court can do about the border army. If the border army is too weak, the grassland people will come over, and no one in the court can sleep well.But if the frontier army is too strong... no one in the court will be able to sleep well.Therefore, there has always been a tradition of sending grinding craftsmen outside the court as a second level of control over the border army in addition to the grain and grass supply system.

In a sense, the importance of this position is even comparable to that of the chief logistics officer. After all, for front-line sergeants, the weapon in their hands is as important as the food in the bowl.If you can't eat, you don't have strength, and if you can't hold a weapon, you can't kill people even if you have strength.Putting the grinders who are interested in the imperial court in the frontier is to give reassurance to both the civil and military classes in the court.

However, Wang Gaocheng, the person involved, couldn't be calm.

The border is dangerous and the north is bitterly cold. Wang Gaocheng only feels that he is no different from the sinners who were assassinated. Fortunately, Governor Liu is still easy to talk to. He has even read books about sages for several years. He usually behaves like a famous official. Endless unrestrained romance - Wang Gaocheng also liked this. The two parties soon had a common language, went out and went in the same place for a while, slept together, and actually became close friends who talked about everything.

Of course, Wang Gaocheng still remembered his mission in his heart, but no matter how he looked at it, this Dudu Liu was as unambitious as him.What he needs to worry about right now is not the threat Liu Dudu will pose to the imperial court, but whether this loosely armed Jizhou can withstand the attack of the prairie people.

Fortunately, just like Governor Xuan Liu who likes to talk nonsense, the grassland people in the north are also bastards. Although some conflicts occur on weekdays, they are only to the extent of horse thieves and plunder. This kind of thing is simply ordinary. Not to mention the frontier, even in the hinterland of Dachen, wouldn't those bandits and road bandits not rob?
So just keep waiting. After all, Governor Liu has said that as long as he is willing to spend some time in Jibei, he will definitely ask the court to find him a noble position where he can concentrate on studying the books of sages.

The so-called reciprocation, if Liu Dudu treats him like this, he naturally has to leave something for the other party.

For example, Liu Qingyun's horse-breaking sword.

From Wang Gaocheng's eyes, it can be seen at a glance that this long knife, forged like the Broken Horse Sword in ancient times, must have been made by a certain old court craftsman. After all, only the craftsmen there can master this kind of real weapon device size.In addition, he has also heard that this knife was once polished by his respected teacher who saw a ghost, Yanzhou Ruan Shantao, which means that this knife has read the books of sages.

A knife that has read the books of sages is just suitable for a modest gentleman like Liu Dudu.

So this time, Wang Gaocheng is bound to win.

Although this knife was said to have been bought by a private grinder, this did not matter to Wang Gaocheng.Strictly speaking, all the grinding craftsmen in Jizhou are under his jurisdiction, so it's no problem if he comes to get a knife.

It's just that the refugee named Du Chengfeng is really annoying. Even though he and Governor Liu have condescended to come to a place like Yangjiabao, they still don't know how to bring the knife up, and even say that they saw Hu from sharpening the knife. How is this possible when someone commits a crime?Isn't sharpening a knife something like using the scriptures of sages to suppress evil spirits?Does this refugee really know how to sharpen a knife?

"Since you said you have this ability, why don't you take a look at what happened to this sword?"

As he spoke, Wang Gaocheng pulled out the sword from his waist and threw it directly to the opponent.

It was at this time that Wang Gaocheng was glad that he did not replace the blade with some kind of wood because the steel sword was too heavy, otherwise this refugee would really have a reason to shirk.

He wanted to see how this refugee dared to tell such a big lie in front of these two noble scholars.

"So, Dudu Liu, I'm obviously doing this for your own good."

Looking at the long sword nailed to his neck, Wang Gaocheng's words were choked back in his throat by the blood foam.

"I'm doing this for your own good, why do you want to kill me?"

……

Du Chengfeng finished sharpening his sword and was speechless for a long time.

Why did you kill him? Hasn't this man surnamed Wang come to his senses?From the moment Wang Gaocheng entered Jizhou, Liu Dudu was probably acting for him. Even Du Chengfeng, who was a bystander, had already realized that Liu Dudu probably wanted to kill this idiot a long time ago.

As a polishing craftsman with the army, he talked about mysteries all day long. In the end, he felt that Jizhou's military preparations were weak because Governor Liu had no ambition. Didn't Wang Gaocheng know how to think about how many days he spent in Jizhou after he came to Jizhou? Sharpen your knife?
He pretended to be flattering and wanted not to be restrained, but in the end he ushered in a father who didn't work. If he thought about it differently, Du Chengfeng probably wanted to give Wang Chenggao a few knives.

However, this experience of sharpening the sword also gave Du Chengfeng another important piece of information.

That is the Liu Dudu in front of him, who is not as useless as he thought before.

"It's a pity that your friend still wants to give you the knife until he dies."

Turning the hilt of the sword, Du Chengfeng returned the sharpened sword.

Although Ban Jian is good, he has no use for this kind of thing that is only used to decorate his bravery.

"Is this what he thought before he died? That's really a pity."

After taking the long sword, Liu Dudu shook his head lightly.

"I originally thought he was sent by some noble person in the court to cause trouble for me. After all, they always think that we border warriors are rude and do not understand the principles of saints... Forget it, let's just say that he died fighting with Hu Lili. Well, this way his family can also have a share of the glory."

With that said, Dudu Liu turned to look at Du Chengfeng.

"But the problem is, even though Wang Chenggao is dead, someone still has to be responsible for the military equipment. You see..."

"Don't go."

Du Chengfeng immediately refused.

If before polishing Banjian, he only vaguely felt that he and Dudu Liu were not the same way, then now, he would not want to agree to the other party's solicitation—just because he had already vaguely noticed that Dudu Liu was There was something familiar to him.

Yes, it was very familiar. He had felt a similar feeling in the swordsman Cui Yuan, and even vaguely felt it in Yang Sanlang.

So he would not go to the other party's account to obey orders under any circumstances.

Even if he had to chop Liu Dudu alive on the spot.

"No, no, I didn't mean to let you come to the military camp. After all, you have already refused once."

Hearing Du Chengfeng's refusal, Governor Liu didn't take it seriously and continued.

"I mean, are you willing to assist the Governor's Mansion in preparing weapons as a private craftsman?"

"This……"

This time, Du Chengfeng understood.

Assisting the Governor's Mansion in a private capacity to prepare ordnance, in other words, it can also be called outsourcing.

This time, Du Chengfeng had no reason to refuse.

After all, Dudu Liu gave too much.

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