But now that the guards were making trouble, Qin Qiong had no intention of competing with Muchuan anymore. With a flick of his robe, he said coldly: "Master Mu, it's getting late and I won't stay long. If I have a chance to fight with you again in the future,
Let’s discuss martial arts.”
"General Qin, didn't I say that?
I don’t know martial arts... I really don’t!”
Muchuan emphasized again.
But Qin Qiong didn't listen to anyone at all, and just walked forward. Not long after, he disappeared into the Shangshu's mansion. He really came and went without a trace.
From this point of view, Qin Qiong might come looking for him again in the future. Muchuan had gotten into such a big trouble without knowing it, which was a headache.
After regaining consciousness, Muchuan looked at the group of guards and found that the guards headed by Heishan were standing upright and majestic, as if they were robots.
It seems that these palace guards have received rigorous training, which can be seen from their behavior and aura.
"Everyone, thank you this time."
Muchuan bowed his hands to the guards.
Unexpectedly, the guards acted frightened, and they all bowed at ninety degrees and said, "I don't dare, little man."
The captain of the guard, Heishan, even said: "We are under the command of the Holy One to protect Master Mu. Everything we do for you is our duty. Please don't thank us."
"All right……"
It seems that these guards are all loyal and flexible people, which is good to a certain extent.
After all, with this group of people here, I really feel safe living here.
Now Muchuan looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he asked them to go back and rest.
Instead, Heishan said: "Sir, please stay... I have something I need to tell you."
"What's going on?"
"It's about our duties."
There are a total of twelve people in the guard team led by Heishan. Since arriving at Shangshu's mansion, they have been doing nothing every day, which is boring and monotonous. This is not what the guards expected.
These guards have received the most rigorous training since childhood. They are highly skilled in various martial arts and have extraordinary abilities. The reason why they work so hard to learn martial arts is that one day they can contribute to the sainthood of the country.
But at this time, they stayed in Shangshu's mansion and lived like a "pig". This was not what they wanted, and it gave them a sense of humiliation that they could only hide.
"I beg your lord to grant us some positions."
In other words, these guards are too idle! They need to find something to do to maximize their life value!
This statement gave Muchuan a headache. Why did he reject Li Shimin's proposal and not want guards?
It is precisely because the Hubu Mansion is very peaceful and few prisoners do evil. Even if they have a group of guards in the mansion, they will not do much.
As for letting the guards do other tasks?
It doesn't seem necessary, everyone has something to do in Muchuan's Shangshu Mansion.
The maids and servants can take care of all kinds of housework in the house, such as cooking, cleaning, lifting heavy objects, and even guarding the house.
Thinking about it this way, there seems to be nothing that the guards can do in Shangshu's mansion.
While Muchuan was thinking hard, the old housekeeper whispered in Muchuan's ear: "Sir, why don't you let these guards protect the surrounding security?"
According to what the old housekeeper said, the area around the mansion has not been peaceful recently. There are often thefts and bullying by young people. If there are this group of guards to protect the surrounding security, it will be peaceful.
After hearing what the old housekeeper said, Muchuan couldn't help but feel happy.
That's right, peace inside the Shangshu's mansion does not mean peace outside the Shangshu's mansion! Muchuan immediately handed over the task of maintaining surrounding security to the guards.
After hearing this, Heishan looked troubled: "This... this can't be done. We are just ordered by the emperor to protect your safety. How can we leave this Shangshu Mansion?"
"No, no, no... Although the Holy One asked you to protect my safety, he also asked you to obey my orders, right?
So you want to disobey orders now?"
"I don't dare. It's just that I'm stupid and don't understand what the adults mean...how can I maintain the safety around the mansion if it happens for no reason?"
From the perspective of Heishan and the other guards, Muchuan could not be hurt no matter how chaotic the surroundings were. There was no need for Muchuan to look for something to do.
In fact, this is not the case. Maintaining security around the mansion is very important.
If all kinds of young people often gather around the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and commit crimes, it will inevitably affect the surrounding atmosphere and further reduce Muchuan's reputation. I am afraid that other officials in the court will criticize him again.
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At this time, Muchuan explained the stakes to the guards and said, "As for your worries about not being able to protect me, it's not difficult."
Muchuan will only assign eight guards to patrol outside to maintain surrounding security.
The other four guards will still guard the gate of the mansion.
If something happens to the Hubu Mansion, the four guards should be able to solve the problem. If the problem cannot be solved, go outside to find support from other guards.
In this way, time can be saved to the greatest extent and the effectiveness of the guards can be fully utilized.
After hearing this, the guards agreed very much and said they would act accordingly.
Early the next morning, the sun rose from the horizon and shone brightly on Chang'an City.
In the brick and stone avenue of the imperial palace, the bricks and stones are neatly paved, with stone statues of dragons on both sides, and guards in armor walk neatly past.
What is incompatible with this majestic palace scene is that an elegant young man is appearing on the Central Avenue, with messy official robes, heavy dark circles under his eyes, and a decadent face. He is none other than Muchuan!
Why does Muchuan look like this?
Because yesterday he stayed up late studying how to use gunpowder.
Gunpowder had just been invented in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not used on a military level. It was only initially involved in the late Tang Dynasty.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty was in the midst of war. The madman Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, often expanded his territory and attacked other tribes. For this reason, he had asked Muchuan to tinker with some highly lethal weapons.
When it comes to highly lethal weapons, gunpowder naturally comes to mind.
In modern times, all types of firearms, weapons, and missiles are derived from flames.
Muchuan is not a weapons expert and cannot make advanced modern firearms, but he can still make simple versions of firearms. For this reason, he has been doing various research in recent days.
As for why Muchuan appeared in the palace?
You must know that Li Shimin has exempted him from the special case of going to the morning court.
The reason Muchuan appeared was because he was called over by Li Shimin early this morning. It seemed that there was something important!
Now walking on the stone steps of the palace, Muchuan was full of complaints. This Li Shimin was really too much. He had been up all night and was about to sleep well when he was woken up. Aren't he afraid of his sudden death?
If he died suddenly, there would be no one to help manage the Tang Dynasty!
