[Zuzhou] White clothes in the world

Chapter 38

Yankong, Suiyang County, Licheng.

In Licheng in early spring, there are already waves of heat.

The bustling Liuli Street is bustling with people who come to choose glazed products.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" In the crowd, a boy with a simple face held a glass unicorn high in both hands, and he was struggling to shuttle through the crowd. His forehead was dripping with sweat, and his hair was sticking to his forehead. Can't even erase it.

"Be careful!" He was about to reach the end of Liuli Street. In front of him, there were two people walking on the street unhurriedly, as if they didn't care about the people pushing each other around.

The boy holding the glazed unicorn saw that the two refused to give way, and wanted to pass by the person on the left, but was knocked down on the shoulder by another person walking towards him. The boy stared, holding the glazed unicorn tightly, and stumbled back , Suddenly the back was hit by another force, the young man tilted his body, and smashed the two people walking leisurely in front with him and the unicorn.

"My lord, be careful!" The person walking on the right turned around suddenly, with his left hand protecting the person on the left, he turned around and caught the glazed unicorn that the young man had let go, without letting the priceless unicorn fall to the ground.

Seeing Qilin let go of the hand, the sweaty boy's mind went blank. Just when he gave up struggling and was about to fall, he suddenly felt his body lighten, hanging in mid-air, without falling to the ground.The young man looked up in astonishment, and in front of him was a handsome man holding a glazed unicorn in his hand. The young man guessed that it was this man who held him back, preventing him from falling to the ground with the unicorn.

Seeing that the young man stood still, the man let go of his hand, handed the unicorn to the young man, and said gently, "Be careful."

"Many, thank you!" The boy hurriedly thanked the man, hugging Liuli Qilin tightly.

The man nodded and looked at the other man.The young man followed the man's eyes and looked over. The man was tall and handsome, with a white jade hair crown tied in a bun, with clear eyebrows and a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. Moiré silk thread is pressed, a piece of transparent jade is tied around the waist, black cloth boots are on the boots, and the boots are outlined with white cloud patterns.He just stood in the bustling crowd, but it seemed that all the hustle and bustle in the world was blocked by this man in black clothes.

The man in black glanced at the young man, then motioned for the man beside him to continue walking.The man understood, and continued walking towards the end of Liuli Street with the man in Xuanyi.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that he was going to send the glazed unicorn to the shop, so he hurriedly ran, passed the two men, and entered his shop.

At the end of Liuli Street is Liulifang, which was burnt down by fire three years ago.Now Liulifang has been renovated and restored to its former glory.

"How's the "Atlas of Thousands of Machines" going?" The man in Xuanyi stopped in front of the gate of Liulifang. He looked up at the three gilt characters of "Liulifang", and asked the man who came with him.

The man replied respectfully: "After Qi Yuanhou was punished, his subordinates ordered everyone to conduct a strict search, but still found nothing."

"Yibai, although you have entered the imperial court not long ago, you should be clear about how important the "Thousand Machine Atlas" is to Yankong." The man in black stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes slightly closed, and there was a hint of sternness in the corners of his eyes.

Standing beside the man in black with his head bowed, Shu Ningbai said solemnly, "The subordinates understand what the lord means."

Mo Yi sighed deeply: "Continue to investigate, search the entire Licheng to find out!"

"My subordinates heard that when Marquis Jinglie was alive, there was a personal maid named Fuyu. This woman's identity is mysterious. Mo Jun once fell in love with this woman. Will he be with this woman?"

"That woman?" Mo Yi twitched his lips contemptuously, "Mo Jun is not stupid enough to believe in a secret."

Shu Ningbai's eyes darkened, but he didn't say anything.

"But this reminds me that the "Atlas of Thousands of Machines" may really be on this woman." Mo Yishen let go of his hand and walked towards the gate of Liulifang.

"She stole the map from Mo Jun?" Shu Ningbai asked.

Mo Yi nodded deeply: "It's not impossible. Go and find out where this woman appeared three years ago."

Shu Ningbai nodded, and followed Mo Yishen into the newly built Liulifang.

The craftsmen of Liulifang have already started to be busy, and the destruction of Liulifang overnight caught everyone from the Yankong court to the craftsmen of Liulifang by surprise.Coupled with Mo Jun's secret obstruction, Jingliehou Mo Jingzhi died in battle, Liulifang was not completely repaired until half a year ago.Three years ago, Shi Le suddenly Chen Bing by the Jingshui River, and the Liulifang that secretly supplied the Yan Kong Mo Cavalry with weapons was destroyed. The Yan Kong Mo Cavalry only sent [-] troops to Chilong due to insufficient rations, which directly led to the lack of defense in Beiyang County and was dismissed by Shi Letian. Feather army occupied.The balance between Shile and Yankong will be broken in the end, Yankong Liulifang has stepped up to rebuild, half a year later, the weapons manufactured by Yankong Liulifang are enough to ration [-] ink riders.However, although Liulifang has to be rebuilt, the crucial "Thousand Machine Atlas" has not yet been found.Mo Yishen, who was far away in Yanjing, had no choice but to go to Licheng in person to ask the Suiyang governor to step up the investigation.

The new owner of Liulifang, Yang Zi, was personally selected by Mo Yishen. The young and capable Liulifang owner opened a quiet inner room for Mo Yishen and Shu Xingbai to rest.

Yang Zi served tea to Mo Yishen and Shu Ningbai, and then said to Mo Yishen, "My subordinates have already contacted nearly twenty old craftsmen, and we can begin to recompile the "Atlas of Thousand Machines" next month."

Mo Yi deeply liked Yang Zi's simplicity and directness, he put down the teacup in his hand, and raised his hand to make Yang Zi stand up and sit down.Yang Zi hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and sat opposite Shu Ningbai.

"Thank you for your hard work, you found so many old craftsmen in less than half a month." Mo Yishen said.

Yang Zi said: "The subordinates dare not claim merit. The Liulifang was destroyed overnight. The old craftsmen were heartbroken and volunteered to repair the Liulifang. What's more, the king of the country is majestic, the people are sincerely convinced, and they are blessed by the God of Fire."

Mo Yi smiled deeply: "Okay, okay, if you go on, you have to thank everyone since the founding of Yankong."

Yang Zi smiled awkwardly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment.

"I'm here this time, not to urge you to hurry up and recompile "Atlas of Thousand Machines," Mo Yishen pointed on the table, "Three years ago, Shi Le used a hundred boats to surprise Beiyang County. There is no ability to fight on water. But now three years have passed, Shi Le should have trained an army that can fight on land and water at the same time, but our country has no wood suitable for making ships due to the scarcity of products, but if we do not have water warfare , and how to resist Shile's water invasion? Now that Liulifang has been rebuilt, can the craftsmen build a warship to resist Shile?"

Yang Zi put down his half-drinked tea, frowned and said: "Timber is not difficult. Although the countries in the ancestral continent are secretly wrestling with each other, business exchanges are prosperous. As long as they can produce enough gold and silver, it will be easy to handle. The only difficulty is Yan Although Kong is proud of his machine-making skills, few craftsmen can make warships. Unlike ordinary ships, warships are not only used for sailing, but also for combat, so..." Yang Zi's words behind him were captured by Mo Yishen He raised his hand and stopped.

"So what is missing now is people?" Mo Yi asked deeply.

"Yes." Yang Zi nodded, hesitant to speak.

Shu Ningbai saw that Yang Zi had something to say and was worried, so he said, "Master Yang has someone in mind?"

Yang Zi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Please forgive me, the lord, Yang Zi has no one in mind, but only knows someone who knows something about warship manufacturing."

"Oh, who is it?" Mo Yi asked deeply.

"Jinglie Hou Mo respects him." Yang Zi said.

Mo Yi shook his head deeply, and smiled softly: "Si Ren has passed away, so I don't blame Master Yang for being in trouble."

Yang Zi got up and made a long bow to Mo Yishen. No one would have thought that the usually lazy Jingliehou would build warships. Kong is a first-class gardener.

"The subordinates will definitely try their best to find for the king."

Mo Yi nodded deeply, took a sip of tea, and made Yang Zi stand up straight.

Mo Yishen did not stay in Liulifang, Yang Zi ordered someone to prepare a carriage, but Mo Yishen declined.Mo Yishen walked out of Liulifang, the Liuli Street was still as lively as when they came.

Mo Yi asked Yang Zi deeply: "Who are there in Jingliehou's Mansion now?"

Yang Zi said: "There are still a few old people left, who will be taken care of by the Hou's mansion. When they get a new master, they will probably leave."

"Let's go to Jingliehou's Mansion to have a look." Mo Yishen said to Shu Ningbai.

Jingliehou's Mansion is located on Wuwang Street at the northern end of Licheng. Adjacent to Jingliehou's Mansion is Qiyuanhou's Mansion. Now the magnificent mansions of the two Licheng are desolate, the paint on the towering gates is peeling off, and the door plaques are covered by green shade , but couldn't resist Xiao Suo's defeat.

"Is that Mo Jun's house?" Mo Yishen turned his head and looked at a house not far away and asked.

"Yes." Shu Ningbai nodded.

"This house should be changed to Licheng School." Mo Yishen said, walking along the bluestone road paved on Wuwang Street, and walked into the mansion in front of him.

Jingliehou's mansion has been empty for three years. However, as soon as you enter the gate, you will see auspicious flowers and trees. After passing the screen wall, you will find a yard full of red pomegranate flowers. As soon as you enter the house, go around and enter the house for the first time, and there is another yard in front of you. The faint blue petals are still blooming, illuminated by the sun, but they are powerless. Compared to this, this piece of flower garden has lost some vitality.

"Ming Ning Hua?" Mo Yi knew that it was Shi Le people's favorite flower, so he couldn't help raising his brows.

Shu Ningbai leaned over to pick a Ming Ning flower, and suddenly heard a shout: "Put the flower down!" Shu Ningbai saw an old man angrily walking towards him in the winding corridor not far away, Seeing that he hadn't put down the flowers yet, the old man ordered again: "Put down the flowers planted by Master Hou!"

"Hou Ye?" Mo Yi muttered deeply, recalling the two words the old man said, his eyebrows raised even higher.

Shu Ningbai was not rude, he carefully placed the flowers in the flowerbed, and apologized to the old man who had already walked in front of him: "I am reckless."

The old man ignored Shu Ningbai, picked up the Ming Ning flower that Shu Ningbai had left in the flower garden, gently held the flower in his hand like holding a treasure, stared at the two uninvited people in front of him and asked : "Who are you?"

"Who is this……"

"I'm an old friend of your Lord Hou, Mo Yan. This is Shu Bai." Mo Yishen interrupted Shu Bai, pointed to himself, and then pointed to Shu Bai beside him.

"Your surname is Mo?" the old man asked.

"Yes, I am Qi Wuhou's cousin."

The old man looked at Mo Yishen carefully, seeing that he had a high bearing, he expected to come from an unusual background.The old man said: "It has been three years since Master Hou passed away, why did you come here today?"

Mo Yi could hear the accusation in the old man's words deeply. He claimed to be Mo Jingzhi's old friend, but he came to Licheng only three years after Mo Jingzhi's death. It is understandable for the old man to feel resentment.

Mo Yi said deeply: "I have been in Beiyang all the time, and after Beiyang recovered, I was sent to Chilong County to guard with General Shu Baibai. Now that Chilong is safe and sound, this is the chance to meet with General Shu Baibai's younger brother, Shu Bai. Come together to pay homage to Lord Hou."

The old man turned his eyes to Shu Ningbai again, and saw that he was tall and straight, with a resolute face, like a general who has been leading troops in battle all year round.Hearing Mo Yishen's explanation, the old man was relieved, but he couldn't hide the bitterness in his heart, tears blurred his old face, he bowed to Mo Yishen and Shu Ningbai, and said: "This old slave has neglected the two honored guests, this old slave deserves to die. , invite the two distinguished guests to accompany the old servant to Tingfengzhai."

Mo Yi nodded deeply, he and Shu Ningbai followed the old man through the Ming Ning Garden, through the curved corridor, and arrived at Tingfengzhai.

Directly in front of Tingfengzhai, there is a spiritual tablet with the engraved "Spiritual Tablet of Jinglie Hou Mo Jingzhi of Yankong". In the incense cauldron in front of the spiritual tablet, three sticks of incense are lit, and the smoke is lingering, leaving only silence.

"Why is the spiritual seat set up so crudely?" Mo Yi looked deeply at Mo Jingzhi's spiritual seat, recalling that person's lazy appearance, and sighed.

The old slave wiped away his tears and said: "Although Lord Hou died in battle, he failed to keep Beiyang County in the end. It is said that the court has always criticized the defeat of Lord Hou. Therefore, the slaves think that Lord Hou failed to protect Beiyang County because of ineffective combat, except for a few slaves who have been with Lord Hou for more than ten years, the other slaves do not want to stay in the Hou's mansion, and they all left." The old man Before he could finish speaking, tears flowed again. He wiped his tears with his sleeve, and his voice was hoarse, "This old slave watched Master Hou grow up. How could Master Hou lose this battle? Master Hou looks lazy. A little bit, but the old slave can see Lord Hou lighting up the lights every night to set up border defenses. Since he was ten years old, he has started to study the battles of the countries of his ancestors, and even consulted with some old generals. The old generals praised Lord Hou as a general of the generation. Cai, how could Master Hou lose?"

"But he did lose, including his life." Mo Yishen lit a stick of incense, put it in the incense burner, and said quietly.

"No!" The old slave walked up to Mo Yishen, clutched his sleeve tightly and screamed, "Back then, Lord Hou had already guessed that Shile would attack Chilong and Beiyang at the same time, but Chilong belonged to Yankong. The gate, once Chilong is captured, the imperial capital Yanjing will be in jeopardy, so Lord Hou concentrated all his troops in Chilong and mobilized five thousand soldiers to garrison Beiyang. Lord Hou has already calculated that if Shile attacks Beiyang, Beiyang will lose The reason why he asked the Beiyang garrison to lead the people to retreat to Yanjing overnight was because Lord Hou had no hope of keeping Beiyang, but he still held up Shile's pace because of the retreat of the people in Beiyang. Otherwise, Beiyang How could Yang be recovered so easily?"

Shu Ningbai looked at the excited old man, not daring to meet the old man's red eyes.That night, when Mo Jing and one of them rode away from Chilong, Shu Ningbai guessed that Mo Jingzhi had already calculated everything, even counting that Beiyang would return to Yankong in the future.Mo Jingzhi used his life and everything to play with the joy of the world.