165. Night Practice, Chengying, Hanguang (For Lonely v Ruxue
Yin Wuyou pulled Zhou Shu until they were far away from the military parade venue, then blushed and let go of Zhou Shu's hand.
Zhou Shu was a little depressed. In order to avoid being discovered by Yin Wuyou, he could not resist forcefully.
Why are you dragging him away? He also wants to see what weapons those weaponsmiths have forged.
Since he came to this world, he has not had the opportunity to communicate with other weapon masters.
What a great opportunity now.
It's better now, just pull it out for me. If I go back again, will it seem a little deliberate?
"Zhou Shu, don't worry, what's yours is yours, no one can take it away!"
Yin Wuyou looked back at Zhou Shu and said firmly.
Before Zhou Shu could say anything, she hugged the wooden box containing the three swords of Emperor Yin and ran away.
Zhou Shu was confused, what should I do?
By the way, Da Sikong, what on earth do you want to do by bringing me out?
Just this sentence, can’t you say it at the venue?
What should I do now?
Go back home or go back to the venue?
This Da Sikong has no shortcomings in appearance, but his brain makes him do things that people can't understand from time to time.
Zhou Shu shook his head. He had just come out and it was obviously inappropriate to return to the venue.
In this case, it’s better to go home and sleep.
He walked toward the Youzhou Marquis' Mansion with some pity. Not far away, Zhou Shu suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"Yang Shen catches!"
Zhou Shu shouted loudly and waved.
Yang Hong, who was on routine patrol, heard someone calling him and subconsciously looked back. When he saw Zhou Shu, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Yang Hong, a humble official, has met the Marquis!"
Yang Hong turned around and saluted.
"You're welcome, Yang Shenqing. We are old friends, so we don't need so many courtesy."
Zhou Shu said with a smile.
This was the first time he saw Yang Hong since the last time he said goodbye to Youzhou.
However, I heard that when Yang Hong and the others returned to the capital, they were placed under house arrest for a period of time. From the looks of it now, he should not have been mistreated.
"Yang Shenzhen, you are already a god, do you still need to patrol the streets?"
Zhou Shu asked curiously.
"Master Hou, you don't know something."
Yang Hong explained with a smile, "Street patrolling is also the daily work of the gods. Our capital's city defense used to rely only on the National Guard Army. Even the palace guards and qualified warriors only accounted for a small part." p>
"However, troubles have occurred one after another in the capital, and His Majesty is determined to put things in order, so we have to patrol the streets now."
Zhou Shu nodded, he was not very interested in these, but having said that, the guards in Chang'an City before were indeed not very good.
"Yang Shenzhen, do you still need high-grade weapons now?"
Zhou Shu's eyes fell on the saber hanging on Yang Hong's waist. It was an embroidered spring knife.
"Master Hou——"
Yang Hong was stunned and said, "I haven't saved enough money yet..."
He was a little embarrassed.
Thinking back to the time when I first met Zhou Shu, he was just a small weapon-making apprentice. In the blink of an eye, not only did his cultivation level surpass him, but his status was also far above him.
People are really incomparable. Although I am lucky enough to be a top-grade weapon, I can’t even afford a top-grade weapon——
However, when I came back from Youzhou last time, I made some achievements. After receiving the reward from the court, I should be able to exchange it for a high-quality weapon.
Yang Hong and others are different from Zhou Shu. Zhou Shu has a special status, and any rewards are directly issued by Emperor Yuan Feng.
If people like Yang Hong make meritorious deeds, the rewards will go through a whole set of procedures, and it is normal for them to take several months to be distributed.
"Don't worry about the money, just tell me if you need it."
Zhou Shu interrupted him.
"That is definitely needed."
Yang Hongdao.
"If I tell you that there is a high-grade weapon now worth one thousand taels of gold, but you only need to pay one hundred taels of gold, and then you will pay another one hundred taels of gold every year until the position is paid off, would you be willing to take it?"<
/p>
Zhou Shu asked.
"Is there such a good thing?"
Yang Hong was surprised and said, "That's for sure."
If you have high-quality weapons in hand, you will definitely have more opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Isn’t it a piece of cake to make money?
"Master Hou, where can such a good thing come from?"
Yang Hong asked.
"Far away in the horizon, close in front of you."
Zhou Shu said with a smile.
"Master Hou, are you kidding me?"
Yang Hong smiled bitterly.
"Of course not."
Zhou Shu smiled and said, "Let's do it this way. When you are relieved of your duties, come to the Marquis Mansion to see me and we will discuss this matter again."
Zhou Shu is now worried that there are not enough workers. Of course, he will not let go of those who can be used.
Looking at Zhou Shu's back, Yang Hong scratched his head, wondering what Zhou Shu's previous words meant.
If you don’t understand, just stop thinking about it. If you go back to the Hou Mansion, you’ll know everything, right?
After breaking up with Yang Hong, Zhou Shu returned directly to the Youzhou Marquis Mansion.
Without being able to observe the weapons forged by other weapon forgers, he would have no choice but to go home and study the atlas of the divine weapons.
Now he is increasingly discovering that there are still many things that he has not yet understood about the use of the Divine Weapon Map.
But under what circumstances new weapons would be added to the Divine Weapon Map, he was a little confused now.
After completing certain casting tasks, new weapons will be added to the Divine Weapon Atlas. Other weapons he forged by himself will be included in the Divine Weapon Atlas. The secret casting recipes of other weapons he comes into contact with will also be included in the Divine Weapon Atlas. p>
In short, there is not just one way to add new products to the map of divine weapons.
But Zhou Shu doesn’t know yet whether there is any other way.
In fact, for him, the easiest way to add new products to the map of divine weapons is to get in touch with the secret recipes for making weapons in this world.
But he doesn't like it too much. He doesn't like the weapons of this world very much...
It's better for him to design weapons based on the memories of his previous life...
Zhou Shu was studying the map of the divine weapons in his mansion, and while he was studying vigorously, Mi Ziwen suddenly came.
"Brother, aren't you participating in the military parade? Why are you here?"
Zhou Shu asked doubtfully, "You won't run out like me, right?"
As Mi Ziwen, he is qualified to stay with Emperor Yuan Feng. He is definitely not as free as himself...
"No." Mi Ziwen looked a little serious and said in a deep voice, "I came here on orders."
"By order?"
Zhou Shu was a little surprised. Didn't the emperor kick him out and prevent him from participating in the competition?
Wasn’t it always Eunuch Zhao who came to issue decrees in the past?
Why did Yonzi On come this time?
"Actually, it is His Majesty's oral instruction."
Yonziwen said, "The formal appointment letter will not come out for a few days."
"Appointment letter? What does it mean? I'm going to be promoted again?"
Zhou Shu said doubtfully.
"So to speak."
Mi Ziwen nodded, "His Majesty has decided to appoint you as the envoy of the Daxia Envoy, and you will lead the Daxia Envoy to Daqin soon!"
"Da Qin?"
Zhou Shu raised his eyebrows. He had only heard the name of this country from Yin Chengshan of the Demon Slayer Army not long ago.
Didn’t expect to be associated with it so quickly?
Having said that, when you are on an envoy mission, shouldn’t you hire professionals?
He is not a diplomat!
"Brother, are you kidding me?"
Zhou Shu said, "As an envoy to Da Qin? I don't even know where Da Qin is. Isn't it nonsense to ask me to be an envoy to Da Qin?"
He really means that.
Zhou Shu never felt that he was as omnipotent as the protagonist in the time-travel novels he had read in his previous life.
He knows there are many things he doesn't understand.
He knows nothing about diplomacy.
Apart from knowing that there are many monsters in Da Qin, he knows nothing about Da Qin, and most importantly, he doesn't want to know about it.
He just wants to build his troops quietly, regardless of whether he is Qin or Wei, it is best not to provoke him.
"No kidding, His Majesty's attitude is very firm."
Mi Ziwen said in a deep voice, "Even the Prime Minister's question was dismissed by His Majesty."
"Now that you will be the envoy, it has been decided, and there will be no possibility of changing it."
Zhou Shu frowned, what was wrong with Emperor Yuan Feng?
Isn't he afraid that something bad will happen if he goes to Da Qin as an envoy?
"It really can't change?"
Zhou Shu frowned.
"You have no joke."
Mi Ziwen shook his head and said.
Zhou Shu was a little unhappy. He was wondering whether he should sneak into the palace at night and teach Emperor Yuan Feng how to behave?
But he immediately rejected the idea.
Not to mention how many first-grade masters are hidden in the palace, even Emperor Yuan Feng and Eunuch Zhao, Zhou Shu is not sure he can win. Those two are both first-grade.
Emperor Feng of the Yuan Dynasty treated him well, and he didn't want to fight to the death. If he really broke into the palace, he would most likely be in trouble.
"Actually, this is a good thing."
Mi Ziwen saw Zhou Shu's frown and his expression changing, and said.
"Although you are now the Marquis of Youzhou, you have no actual position. Although the envoy of the mission is only a temporary position, your Majesty will definitely put you to great use when you return from the mission."
"Brother, do you think I need it?"
Zhou Shu said, "My ideal is to be a marquis waiting to die, and to forge soldiers when I have nothing to do -"
He is doing a good job as a Marquis, so why does he have to do his job?
He never planned to join the officialdom from the beginning to the end. What he planned to do was to be a technical talent, a weapons forger, a weapons forger, or even a master craftsman. Wouldn't it be more satisfying than being a minor official?
"Even if you don't start from this perspective, sending an envoy to Da Qin is still a good thing."
Mi Ziwen shook his head and said with a wry smile, he didn't know whether to say that this second brother was unmotivated or indifferent to fame and fortune.
But having said that, at his age, he is already a Marquis of Youzhou. Even if he doesn’t do anything else in this life, it seems to be enough...
"Do you know why we sent an envoy to Daqin this time?"
"Brother, if you don't tell me, how will I know?"
Zhou Shu said angrily that he never cared about national affairs.
"The purpose of sending an envoy to Da Qin this time is for the military exercise of the Ten Kingdoms."
Mizi Wen Zhengse said.
"Next year will be the year of the martial arts performance of the Ten Kingdoms. The last martial arts performance was held in Daqin, but the location of this time's martial arts performance has not yet been decided."
"This time, various countries sent envoys to Daqin to determine the location for the military performance!"
"What does this have to do with me?"
Zhou Shu has been a political idiot his whole life, and he doesn't bother to spend more time on it.
He can just forge his own weapons. If there is a blind person who dares to cause trouble, wouldn't it be enough to chop him with one sword? One sword is not enough, then add another sword!
Mi Ziwen was also a little helpless and sighed inwardly.
No wonder the teacher has been unwilling to recognize the second brother. Presumably he also knows the second brother's character and doesn't want to involve the second brother in official circles.
The second brother's character is really not suitable for scheming with others in the officialdom.
Thinking about it, it is really a twist of fate. With a character like my second brother, he was granted the title of Marquis at such a young age. This is simply unimaginable.
Maybe this is the real genius, unreasonable!
Mi Ziwen shook his head and explained, "Second brother, if the Ten Kingdoms Military Exercise can be held in my country, then we will take advantage of the host, and we will naturally achieve good results by then."
"With high performance in martial arts, Daxia will be able to allocate more resources in the next ten years. This will be of immeasurable benefit to our development!"
What Mi Ziwen said is much more reliable than what Zhou Shu heard from hearsay before.
He had heard that the storyteller talked about the martial arts of the Ten Kingdoms before, but that was more of a story than a fact, and many of them were simply made up by the storyteller.
Mi Ziwen is different. He comes from a noble family and is an important official in the imperial court. Naturally, all he knows is inside information.
"That's it."
Zhou Shu pondered and said, "Brother, are you saying that the imperial court sent the mission to try to get the Ten Kingdoms Military Exercise to be held in Daxia next year?"
"Who has the final say on where the Ten Kingdoms Military Exercise will be held?"
According to Zhou Shu's understanding, the martial arts performances of these ten countries are just like the Olympic Games. Is it possible that there is an organization similar to the Olympic Organizing Committee in this world?
Is it so easy for the ten countries to reach an agreement on such a big event as a military exercise?
Moreover, Mi Ziwen mentioned the allocation of resources, which he had never heard Mr. Shu say before. What resources should be allocated?
Who is responsible for the distribution?
He doesn't think that all the ten countries in the mainland talk about gentlemen's agreements. If nothing else, the Wei Dynasty he has come into contact with doesn't look like an honest person.
If the performance of the Ten Kingdoms Military Exercise is not good, then we have to accept less resources?
Don’t they know how to rob?
Between countries, who can tell you about martial ethics?
"When the Ten Kingdoms perform martial arts, it is natural that the Ten Kingdoms have the final say."
Mi Ziwen said, "I know what you are worried about, but you can rest assured that no matter which country it is, it will not violate the agreement between the ten countries."
"You just have to follow the rules when the time comes. Whoever wins the Ten Kingdoms Martial Arts Competition next year will not have any impact on you."
Mizi Wen's words were unclear, and Zhou Shu didn't know whether he didn't tell him or whether he didn't even know.
The former is unlikely, but you don’t even know the inside story about Yon Ziwen’s identity?
Zhou Shu didn't believe that all the ten countries followed such rules. Even the earth in the previous life could not follow such rules between countries.
Unless there is some force that forces them not to disobey the rules!
But does the power that can threaten the ten countries exist?
"Brother, this mission is a real one, can't you refuse?"
Zhou Shu said with some confusion.
"Second brother, why do you always want to refuse?"
Mi Ziwen smiled bitterly and asked, "If nothing else, it will be of great benefit to you to go to Da Qin. Just think of it as going to Da Qin to exchange some weapon-making skills. Da Qin's weapon-making skills are also quite good."