Yi Song

Chapter 171 There are pilgrims at home

After passing through the front door and the back door, he came to the entrance of the middle courtyard. Old Ding was sitting in the side hall, drinking tea and bragging with the servants.

After the Liu Mansion was renovated, Zhao Wuniang and Murong Shisan lived here most of the time, while Houde Palace and Lingguang Courtyard only went to check out the affairs and deal with it.

Liu Baoxiang, Magu, Xu Xiniang, Yingxiu, Lao Ding and other close people also moved into Liu's house.

Lao Ding became the director of the foreign affairs department, responsible for the "security" of the front and middle courtyards.

"Let me tell you, Pingxia City was the site selected by Prime Minister Shen and construction began. Do you know who Mr. Shen is? Shen Mengxi and Shen Kuo! There are many of his books in Lang Jun's study!

Xianggong Shen was knowledgeable and talented, especially good at geography. He resigned just after the training started. Duke Zhang Jinglue (Zhang Kai) followed him and it took him three years to complete it.

It guards the Gourd River, and the Hexi family is restless, seeing it as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh! The famous generals of the Hexi family, Wei Ming Amian and Meile Dubu, led an army of 300,000 and surrounded Pingxia City. One sieges the city, and the other snipers our reinforcements.

At that time, I was under the command of Yang Weizhong and Yang Tongzhong, and he was in Tianping Village as a horn. The city was under the command of Guo Chengguo. We withstood the Hexi family's hundreds of thousands of troops and attacked the city day and night for thirteen days. Lang Jun came back. "

Lao Ding straightened up and stood up from his seat.

The others also stood up and bowed their hands.

Liu Guozhang waved his hand and signaled everyone to leave, leaving only Lao Ding.

"Are there guests at home?"

"Yes, distinguished guests, pilgrims."

"pilgrim?"

Zhao Wuniang and Murong Shisan extended the business of Houde Palace and Lingguangyuan to the mansion?

"Flying General Li Shishi, when she walked in from the gate of the courtyard just now, the fragrance was fragrant, and she saw a bunch of bees and butterflies in Wuyang Wuyang, following her in."

Lao Ding said mysteriously.

Liu Guozhang's face turned dark.

"Mr. Lang, there are still people coming to the house today to post."

"Who?"

"Sanlang from Shushen Emperor Ji's house is only seven or eight years old. Accompanied by Pan Renmei, the administrator of the hospital, he went to the house to post a message and invited Mr. Lang and the master of the hospital to visit Emperor Ji's house."

"Emperor Shushen? Who is this?"

"Mr. Shushen, Emperor Shushen is also the princess of the late Emperor Zhemiao and the biological daughter of Queen Zhaohuai. In the first year of Zhenghe, she married Zuowei General Pan Zhengfu."

Oh, she's Thirteenth Niang's half-sister. What does she mean by sending her third son, the thirteenth mother's nephew, to the house?

Liu Guozhang changed his mind and asked Old Ding, a know-it-all, in a low voice, "Have you had close contact with the master of the hospital in Emperor Shushen's house before?"

"Occasionally we communicate once or twice. The master of the hospital was raised by the Yaohua Palace since he was a child. After leaving the palace to promote Lingguang Academy, he had close contacts with the general prisoner Meng Guan's house."

Meng Zhonghou, who will serve as a young eunuch, is Meng's nephew after the Yaohua Palace was abandoned. I have met him a few times. He is indeed very close to Shisanniang. They used to do business as a partnership, and now the partnership business is getting bigger and bigger.

Meng Zhonghou studied actuarial science and was proficient in craftsmanship and general work. He was transferred to military affairs and general affairs. Just because of her sensitive status, she is as respected as the Thirteen Niangs, but she is secretly restricted and cannot rise in rank.

Many of Yufenghang's factories, including briquette factories, shipyards, and cement factories, are inseparable from his "support" because he has a large and highly skilled team of craftsmen in his hands.

He himself dredged the Bianhe River, and Lao Meng also helped him a lot. When he was "demonstrating his merits" in the dredging process, he was added to the list and placed in the front position. So he was directly promoted from Chaofeng Lang, who had been lingering for many years, to Zhongfeng Dafu, seventh rank. After being promoted to the fifth rank, he also got a good job - Quan sent a general to serve as a prisoner.

Except for the Meng family, Thirteenth Mother didn't have much contact with other relatives.

Emperor Zhezong also had few daughters alive. Thirteenth Niang's second sister, Shuhe Diji, died of illness in July last year, leaving only Shushen Diji among his relatives.

Now there must be a reason why someone suddenly came to visit the house.

Liu Guozhang had some guesses, but he still needed to confirm with Thirteenth Niang.

Say goodbye to Lao Ding, walk through the middle courtyard, enter the backyard gate, walk hundreds of steps along the corridor, and enter the Wuyuan.

Xu Xiniang and Yingxiu were embroidering something in a pavilion in Wuyuan. When they saw Liu Guozhang coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Mr. Lang." "Wu Niang and Thirteen Niang are here to entertain guests?" Liu Guozhang asked when he saw a maid waiting in front of the Wuxiang Pavilion.

"Yes, sir." Xu Xiniang replied, "The palace master and the master of the courtyard accompanied the master's wife to go around the various courtyards in the mansion, and then they wanted to have lunch in the Wuxiang Pavilion.

He said he had something to discuss, so he asked us to come down and wait outside. Yingxiu and I had nothing to do, so we found some embroidery to make. "

Liu Guozhang couldn't help but pick up the embroidery in the basket. Both were neck scarves, both made of fine silk layered on top of each other and densely sewn.

This is the fabric most commonly embroidered by family members of military attachés and generals. It looks like a disc and is put around the neck to protect the shoulders, part of the chest and back.

When wearing armor, the mantle and body armor are separate and meet at the left and right collarbones, squeezing and rubbing each other during movements; the body armor is divided into a front breastplate and a back armor, which are connected with straps and rest on the collarbones.

Therefore, a thick pad is needed to place it above the collarbone and protect the neck. It needs to be thick and protective, yet silky and smooth so as not to impede the movement of each armor member.

Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to the materials used and make a well-made neck scarf.

"Well, look at this neck scarf. It seems that it is for people with thick necks." Liu Guozhang picked up Xu Xiniang's neck scarf and looked it over. "Xiniang, you must be interested in Zhang Meng. This guy is only four years old." In five months, I have gained 20 pounds. Even if I don’t become a soldier, I can become a chef.

I have to say, Xi Niang, you have such strong taste! "

Xu Xiniang blushed, feeling ashamed and angry, "Mr. Lang, what are you talking about? There's no name written on it, so why do you have big eyes?"

Liu Guozhang chuckled, the candidate you like is between Zhou Juan, Yue Fei and Zhang Meng.

Yue Fei's parents have arranged a marriage for him a long time ago. You are also Di Ji's personal maid, so how can you be his concubine?

Zhou Juan is handsome, mature and steady, and is a good match. It's a pity that it's too steady, almost dull, and very boring.

The remaining Zhang Meng is not shabby in appearance, simple and honest.

Seeing Liu Guozhang's smiling face, Xu Xiniang knew that he, who was as cunning as a fox, had already noticed the clues. Her face turned even redder and she quickly changed the subject.

"Who do you think Yingxiu's neckerchief is knitted for?"

Before Liu Guozhang could answer, Yingxiu replied with lowered head and eyebrows: "The master of the palace and the master of the courtyard should weave and embroider the collar of the prince. We are just two nobles, and the common affairs are complicated, so the servants will do it for them."

"Well, I'm pretty good at weaving and embroidering. Yingxiu took the trouble. I'm developing a new machine, a sewing machine. When it's developed, you can save a lot of things."

Sewing machines look complicated and sophisticated, but for those who study mechanics, they are actually very simple, especially the foot-operated ones. There is no need to invent a steam engine or an electric motor. It is all about mechanical connections.

The more troublesome part is the bearings and needles, which require good steel. Use a small amount of steel for the bearings and add more lubrication. Sewing needles have high material requirements, but they use a small amount and can meet the requirements by using the steel filling method.

Xu Xiniang and Yingxiu didn't know what the sewing machine meant. They looked at Liu Guozhang with reverence with their big eyes and fluttering eyelashes.

Our husband is really capable of anything.

Liu Guozhang walked towards the Wuxiang Pavilion. After taking two steps, he remembered something and turned to Yingxiu and said, "I asked someone to protect Cai Wanquan. He will come out in a few days and arrange for you and him to be together." Let’s meet up and discuss future arrangements.”

"Thank you, Mr. Lang!"

Walking into the first floor, I heard faint laughter coming from upstairs.

Three women and one drama.

Walking along the stairs to the second floor, I suddenly noticed a sudden change in the movement upstairs. I was shocked and couldn't help but take a few steps. After exiting the stairs on the third floor, turning into the atrium, I suddenly saw a strange scene in the corridor.

Master Li is so sad and sad, I feel pity for him when I see him.

Murong Shisan was heroic, domineering and aggressive. Holding the Qingfeng sword in his hand, it seems that Master Li will die in the next moment.

Ah, what's going on? Did you go to the wrong set?

(End of this chapter)