Mrs. Qian was sitting under the eaves enjoying the cool air, while a maid fanned her gently.
The manservant walked by and Qian saw it and asked the maid to call the manservant over.
The maid put down her fan and immediately stopped the male servant.
When he heard that Madam was looking for him, the male servant hurried over and bowed to Qian: "Madam."
Qian asked: "How are you doing in the backyard? Does your knee still hurt?"
Li Pu has been suffering from rheumatism for a long time. He has been suffering from an old problem for decades and has been seeking medical treatment for decades, but he has never been cured.
The footman replied: "Back to Madam, a Taoist priest came outside the door just now and said he can cure the master's rheumatism. He is talking to the master in the backyard."
Qian felt a little strange. How did this Taoist know that Li Pu had rheumatism?
"Could it be that he was cheating money again?"
Qian said displeasedly.
In the past, there were scammers who inquired for information and then sneaked into the house to steal money. Qian was worried that this Taoist priest was stealing money.
The manservant said: "The master seemed to have a good chat with the Taoist priest."
Mr. Qian waved his hand and the manservant withdrew.
backyard.
Li Chengdao asked Li Pu: "How many people in Jinling City have not betrayed?"
Before the fall of Nanliang, the ghosts killed people wantonly in the palace and acted inhumanely, which made many officials feel cold.
After Long Chen entered Jinling City, most of the officials surrendered.
Later, when the captured soldiers came back and heard the news that Li Chengdao had surrendered to the ghost tribe, those officials who insisted were also discouraged and stopped insisting.
Of course, there are also those who accept death and insist on waiting for Li Chengdao to return to the country.
"There are not many. Wei Chen only knows about 5 people."
Li Pu felt very sad and angry.
Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor.
When the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, it is the time for loyal ministers to serve the king.
However, these people all surrendered and rebelled and became officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were all disloyal, unjust and shameless people.
"Everyone in the world says that I have taken refuge in the ghost clan, but they don't know my reasons."
Li Chengdao knew in his heart that his biggest stain was that he had taken refuge in a ghost and killed many ministers, causing his subjects to become alienated and even cast aside.
Hu Feiyang and Qiu Kuohai were originally loyal to Li Chengdao. After meeting at Yanmen Pass, they joined Long Chen's army and stood opposite to Li Chengdao.
Li Pu also had doubts in his mind, but it was difficult to express them.
Li Chengdao mentioned it himself, and Li Pu happened to hear what was going on.
"The Long family is a traitor. Long Ye colluded with the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and wanted to surrender to the enemy. I designed to eliminate them. Unexpectedly, Long Chen was so lucky that he entered the Eastern Zhou harem and became a eunuch."
"Everyone knows what happened later. Long Chen helped the Eastern Zhou Dynasty conquer the north and south, and continuously invaded Daliang."
Li Pu echoed: "The Long family was originally the general of our dynasty, but they actually surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country. They died unjustly."
Li Pu had read the news about Li Chengdao framed the Long family, but he didn't believe it. He believed Li Chengdao's statement.
"My imperial commander personally went to Linjiang City with dozens of generals from Daliang, but he was captured by Long Chen with one move. I almost died on the spot."
"Then why did Long Chen become so powerful? Is it because his Long family's skills are so powerful? No, because Long Chen went to Holy Snow Peak and he had already turned into a ghost clan at that time."
Li Chengdao continued to tell, and Li Pu was horrified: "Long Chen turned into a ghost tribe at that time? No wonder, no wonder, the emperor's hundreds of thousands of troops, Hu Feiyang, and Qiu Kuohai's dozens of generals, how could they lose! It turns out that
in this way!"
Li Chengdao sneered: "Why else would Long Chen dare to invade Daliang?"
"Long Chen and the empress have both become ghost tribes, and they themselves have become ghost tribes. If I want to guard the beam, I must treat them in the same way as others, so I have recruited the ghost tribe's holy sons as reinforcements."
"It's a pity that the Holy Son of the Ghost Tribe lost to Long Chen, and I...became the king of a subjugated country."
Li Chengdao sighed, feeling unwilling but helpless.
Li Pu scolded: "The little thief who acts like this will be punished by God!"
Li Chengdao shook his head and smiled, and said: "God's punishment? If the sky has eyes, Long Chen should go to hell!"
"Although the Holy Son of the Ghost Tribe was defeated by Long Chen, the Ghost Tribe still has a queen and a Martial Saint. The Martial Saint and Taizu are sworn friends, and the Martial Saint supports my restoration of the country."
There are many legends in Jinling City, including the legend about the Martial Saint.
Everyone in the world knows about the Martial Saint. He is the strongest military commander in legend and a hero who pacified all nations.
It was rumored that the Martial Saint was resurrected, but Li Pu scorned this matter.
Four hundred years have passed, how could the Martial Saint still be alive?
Unexpectedly, the news that Wu Sheng was still alive was actually confirmed from Li Chengdao.
"Wu Sheng is really still alive?"
Li Pu was so surprised that he couldn't help but stand up.
Li Chengdao nodded slightly and said: "He is still alive, and he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, all of whom are elite immortal soldiers."
"Not long ago, there was a battle at Yanmen Pass. Long Chen and the Empress were almost killed. The Eastern Zhou army was defeated miserably. What's funny is that Long Chen actually said it was a great victory."
News of the great victory at Yanmen Pass has spread to Jinling, and Li Pu has also heard about it.
He was very confused at that time, how could Long Chen defeat the Martial Saint from four hundred years ago?
The Long Chen that Li Pu knew was just a young boy, how could he be on par with the Martial Saint?
Li Chengdao said that Yanmen Pass was actually a great defeat and not a great victory. Li Pu suddenly realized that all this was conspiracy and nonsense.
"Wei Chen also thinks it's impossible. How could Long Chen be so virtuous and capable? How could he possibly defeat Wu Sheng?"
Li Pu said contemptuously.
Li Chengdao smiled and said: "The toad wants to swallow the sky, it just has a big mouth."
Li Pu nodded, and Li Chengdao continued: "However, Wu Sheng also suffered losses in the battle at Yanmen Pass. His soldiers were frozen for four hundred years, and they were in short supply of armor and weapons, so they suffered a loss in equipment."
"When I return to Jinling this time, I am entrusted by the Martial Saint to prepare 100,000 ordnance to be transported to the border."
"This matter is very difficult to handle. If you feel it is difficult to handle, I will not force you."
Ordnance, clothing, and armor are controlled items, and it is difficult to obtain them, let alone 100,000 ordnance.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Wei Chen is just a man waiting to die. If he can continue to work for the Emperor and for the restoration of Liang, Wei Chen will not hesitate to die."
"It's just that...the production of ordnance and armor consumes a huge amount of money, and Wei Chen's family has meager financial resources and is unable to support it."
It's hard for a good woman to make a meal without rice. Li Pu's family only has so much money. Even if he sells all his property, he can only make up to 500 pairs of armors and weapons.
No money, no choice.
Li Chengdao said: "There is no need to worry about this matter. I have gold and silver hidden in Woniu Valley in the south of Qingren County. I prepared it for the uprising in the early years, and it can be used now."
Qingren County was the fiefdom of Li Chengdao when he was the prince, and the treasures buried in Woniu Valley were secretly prepared by him.
At that time, he didn't know whether he could succeed in usurping the throne. If he failed, he would take the money and run away, or he could become a rich man.
After he ascended the throne, Li Chengdao kept it, but he didn't expect it to come in handy now.
Li Pu said happily: "The emperor is wise and has money to support him. There is absolutely no problem in preparing weapons and armor."
Li Chengdao said: "This matter must be done secretly, and time is very tight. Everything must be ready before winter comes."
"Fortunately, only Gongsun Ming is guarding Daliang, and his control over Daliang is loose. The place where the ordnance is forged goes west and south, which is beyond Gongsun Ming's reach."
After destroying Nanliang, Long Chen immediately hurried north to prepare for the war with the ghost tribe.
In most places in Nanliang, officials were only replaced, and these officials did not have strong control over the local areas.
Especially the cities in the west and south of Nanliang have even worse control capabilities.
It is indeed difficult to find ordnance forged in these places.
Li Pu bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I have remembered it, so I will prepare now."
"I don't know where the emperor's residence is. If you don't mind it, you can stay temporarily in the humble residence of a humble minister."
Li Pu guessed that Li Chengdao had no place to stay and asked him to stay at home.
