The fire flows in July, and the clothes are given in September.

It's August now, and it's still very hot during the day, but it's getting darker and closer to dusk, and it's obvious that the climate is much cooler than in midsummer.

The palace maids who wore fans were removed from the palace, and the beauties no longer wore vague gauze skirts, and most of them wore palace robes.

It had been scented with cypress incense a long time ago, and a little sulfur was added, so there were no mosquitoes or flies to bother me, and the palace was very quiet.

But Gao Ying frowned, looking very heavy and a little disappointed.

She flipped through the Di newspaper on the case and asked in a deep voice: "So, the kerosene in Ming County, Xiazhou has been exhausted by Li Chengzhi?"

"Indeed!"

Yuan Hui cupped his hands and answered, "The secret guard (the secret agent of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, also known as the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, similar to the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei) disguised himself as a merchant passing through Beizhen and hid by the lake for a full month. He only collected miscellaneous oil.

Several jars were brought back to the capital in a hurry eight hundred miles away, and then handed over to His Royal Highness King Ren Cheng."

Yuan Cheng sighed, and then replied: "After Yuan led the army and handed it over to me, I followed the Queen Mother's instructions and gradually refined it. In the end, I only had three liters of clear oil (ten liters and a bucket, one liter is about one kilogram), which can control the sky thunder."

Three!"

Yuan Jia couldn't wait to ask: "Have you tried it? How effective is it?"

"It was just like the audition in Yu Hualin Garden in June. Steel balls shot out like rain. When the dust and smoke cleared, the thick iron armor was riddled with holes, shaped like a honeycomb."

Two days had passed, but when he thought of the blood, essence and meat paste, a living person was shattered into pieces in the blink of an eye, Yuan Cheng shuddered, "Due to haste and negligence, the trial-produced sky thunder accidentally exploded, and four of my relatives were killed."

Wei was killed on the spot, not a single body was found..."

"What went wrong?" Yuanjia asked again.

Yuan Cheng shook his head: "Maybe the oil was too hot, maybe it was shaken too quickly, maybe there was an open flame... When I heard the news and rushed there, a good stone house had been blown to pieces, and there was a piece of it inside.

There is no one left alive, so there is no way to know."

In fact, Yuan Cheng knew it well: every step was carried out meticulously according to the secret recipe given by Li Chengzhi. Therefore, this accidental explosion was not accidental, but inevitable.

What's more, Li Chengzhi has already made it clear in the secret recipe: if you are not careful, you will be dead and a handful of ashes.

It was pretty good this time, at least it didn’t burn.

Yuan Jia couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "So, Li Chengzhi's secret recipe is not adulterated, nor is it concealed: this oil is hard to obtain, even he has only been able to make more than two thousand thunders..."<

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"If it's not adulterated, what's the use?"

Gao Ying slapped his palm on the heavy case, his face as cold as frost: "Only three liters of oil can be made in a month, only three mines can be made, and more than thirty can be made in a year. And Li Chengzhi only had one battle with Qing'an.

I have used thousands of them.

In this case, wouldn’t it mean that we have to wait thirty years before we can use this thing in the war, and it will only be used up once more?”

Yuan Cheng and others bowed their heads in silence.

No wonder the Queen Mother is angry.

For this thing, Gao Ying cut off his own arm and did not hesitate to create a rift with Li Chengzhi. And Yuan Jia spent his last effort and tried hard to gain notoriety before forcing Li Chengzhi to hand over the secret recipe.

But after I got it, I realized that it was as useless as chicken ribs?

It would be better to pretend that he didn't know anything at the time, at least he didn't have to force him. Li Chengzhi was heartbroken and alienated from the court. Now he is staying out of the matter like a wandering cloud and a wild crane.

It can be seen how regretful the Queen Mother was at this time.

But now that the matter has come to this, what’s the use of regretting the greenness of the intestines?

Gao Ying gritted his teeth and calmed down: "Since this thing has been around for nearly a thousand years, do you believe that in this vast world, it only exists in Jinming County? So I sent an envoy to look for it as soon as possible...

Such a sharp weapon of the country is related to the honor and disgrace of our country for a hundred years, and even the great cause of the future, so I hope that the Duke will never slack off..."

Yuan Hui bowed deeply: "I obey your order!"

Gao Ying pondered for a moment, then looked at Yuan Cheng and Yuan Jia: "There are many people in the court who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and there are countless people who are well-read in poetry and books. Therefore, we should issue an edict to each department and inquire emphatically..."<

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Li Chengzhi said he read it from a book, do you really think he read it from a book?

Otherwise, he can make ice, smelt iron, forge armor, and make thunder, but why can’t others?

Although he was slandering in his heart, Yuan Cheng still responded respectfully: "In terms of mountains and rivers, natural resources, and geography, there is no one who can match Li Daoyuan's right in the whole court. Now that he is appointed as the censor Zhongcheng, he is in the middle of the capital. It is better for me to serve as general in a short period of time."

He summoned him and asked him in detail?"

"Yes!"

Gao Ying nodded, still staring at Yuan Cheng.

These old foxes are about to become spiritual masters, how can they not know what the Queen Mother means?

This is obviously to let her think of a way to get some advice from Li Chengzhi.

But the problem is that he is also a little fox, and his head is not as hard as usual. Now he is even more resentful towards the court. Even if he puts a knife on his neck, he may not be able to tell the truth.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Cheng sighed again: "To untie the bell, you still need someone to tie it, so you should ask Duke Li Guo. But now, both the ministers and the King of Guangyang are almost at odds with him.

If you ask rashly, it will be superfluous. Therefore, I would like to ask the Queen Mother, can you choose a close friend and deceased relative to pay a visit?"

There are only two Li families in Jingzhou, so how can they have any relatives?

But now that Li Chengzhi has not yet married, there are not many so-called in-laws. Therefore, he can only choose someone with whom he has a close acquaintance.

And it doesn’t matter if the portion is too low, it must be the kind that Li Chengzhi has to greet whenever he comes to the door. He can’t turn him away, let alone fool him out with a few words.

After thinking for a moment, Gao Ying thought of Cui Guang.

"Don't wait for tomorrow. I will give Cui Shangshu an order later. There is no need to attend the court tomorrow, just go straight to Li Mansion!"

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

When Li Chengzhi was mentioned, Gao Ying became a little irritated, changing from his usual calm and restrained attitude: "On the day he returned to Beijing, he said he was ill and needed some rest. It has been two months now, and he must have recovered as before, but why didn't he come?

Debriefing?"

Yuan Cheng and Yuan Jia looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

This is not at all a question of whether Li Chengzhi is sick or not, but whether his uncle has died and he needs to attend the funeral ceremony of Qi Mie, and even more need Ding You for one year.

Legal principles are nothing more than human relationships, not to mention that today's Yuan and Wei dynasties are no different from the Han Dynasty.

Since it is said that the country is governed by filial piety, it must be unreasonable. Li Chengzhi is unwilling to retaliate, so how can you still bring him to serve?

The Queen Mother deliberately ignored this incident, as if she had lost her memory, and made it clear that she did not want to reason with Li Chengzhi.

Yuan Cheng pondered for a moment and then advised in a gentle voice: "I think that there are only ten months left for the left and right. Instead of confirming the truth and making him complain more and more, it is better to let it go. When Ding You's term expires, it will not be too late to summon him again."

."

It means that you just summoned him here by force. If he is unwilling to serve and just eats and waits to die all day long, what can you do to him?

This is a smooth donkey, you have to follow it...

Gao Ying groaned in hatred.

Then Li Shiliang died sooner or later, but why did he die at this time?

That’s all...

She slowly let out a sullen breath and pinched her eyebrows: "Yuan Situ, I haven't asked you about it for the past few days. How is the war in Beizhen going?"

Yuan Jia bowed and said, "Empress Dowager Bing, I will go as I have: Although I dare not say that Gao Sikong has won consecutive battles and won every hundred battles, he has won seven out of ten battles. According to the urgent message sent by Gao Sikong the day before yesterday,

According to the report, the force is gradually weakening and seems to be retreating."

Yuan Hui quickly added: "I received secret reports from all parties and said the same thing... It is all thanks to Gao Si Kong's planning. It is really the Queen Mother's luck..."

I thought that the Queen Mother must be very happy with her beauty, but she didn't want her expression to become more cold and solemn. Yuan Hui felt a little embarrassed.

Isn’t it like Li Chengzhi often joked: flattering the horse’s hooves?

"What's the situation in the towns?"

Yuan Hui hurriedly put away his distracting thoughts and responded respectfully: "The Queen Mother, you can say that all people are united and united to become a city."

"Where are the counties in the North?"

"The river is clear and the sea is calm, the sea is calm!"

Gao Ying flipped through the official reports and secret reports. Whether it was Cui Yanbo, the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition, or Yuan Yuan, who led the army under Gao Zhao, the reports were very similar to those of Yuan Hui.

Even Yuan Yi, who has always been incompatible with Gao Zhao, actually praised Gao Zhao a few times this time.

As soon as Gao Zhao arrived in Beizhen, he was like a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests. The people in Beizhen who were in the dark and had wandering thoughts all disappeared and obeyed.

I didn’t see any unusual movement in Gao Meng. Indeed, as Yuan Hui said, Xiazhou was just as it had been, and everything was calm.

Wouldn't this be contrary to what Li Chengzhi expected?

But it is exactly what Yuan Ying said: Gao Zhao is like a rootless duckweed, with no reason to rebel, and no ability to rebel. Therefore, nine times out of ten, it is Li Chengzhi's most hated words to frame him!

At this time, it seems that Yuanying’s guess has been further confirmed.

For a time, Gao Ying's mood changed again, and his desire to make Li Chengzhi regain his love couldn't help but fade a lot. His heart also felt a lot lighter.
To be continued...