When Liu Tan heard that the Mohist disciples were escorting the Huns, he was completely shocked. "What did you say? They were escorting the Huns? Wu Shilu fell into their hands?"
Gongshu Can quickly replied, "No, Wu Shilu fled with three or four guards, and the rest were kept by the Mohist disciples."
Liu Tan blinked his eyes: "The Mo family...are their fighting abilities so high?"
Gongshu Can did not say anything. The fighting ability of the Mohist disciples was actually quite high. Anyway, the young disciples of the Gongshu family and the Mohist family had never won in a fight. Of course, the Gongshu family always thought that it was because they had fewer people.
They took out a dozen of them, but the other side came up with dozens of them at a glance. How could they win?
But this time, there were only a dozen or so Mohist disciples traveling out, and they captured a number of Huns that was about the same as theirs. It seems that the Mohist disciples were indeed more ferocious.
Liu Tan just said that casually, and then asked, "Where are they?"
Gongshu Can said, "They are outside the city. They travel with weapons. They are not allowed to enter Shuofang City with weapons. They also need to control the Xiongnu, so they are staying outside the city for the time being."
Liu Tan suddenly laughed and said, "They are outside the city. Did they send someone into the city to inform you?"
Gongshu Can nodded. Liu Tan asked, "Why didn't they notify the Minister of Justice or the Marquis of Wu, but instead came to you?"
Gongshu Can's official position was not high, and this low position refers to his actual power.
In fact, if Liu Tan had not valued talents, Gongshu Can would not have had his current official position and salary. But even so, the only people he could command were those assigned to him by Liu Tan.
The most appropriate thing to do after capturing the Huns was to inform the commander or the court judge, but the Mohist disciples sent someone to tell Gongshu Can.
Quite interesting.
Liu Tan suddenly asked, "What is the status of the Mohist disciples who came this time in the Mohist school?"
Gongshu Can said, "They are all outstanding young people."
Liu Tan immediately understood what was going on and said, "Since they've captured the Xiongnu, they've made great contributions. So, have Gongshu Yi put on his official uniform and take the Marquis to meet them. The Marquis will escort the Xiongnu to the Imperial Court. The Mohist disciples will then have them rest in the inn and tell them that they'll be rewarded soon."
Gongshu Can's eyes lit up: "Yes!"
Liu Tan waved his hand and let Gongshu Can go. He smiled at Gongshu Can's back. He originally thought that the Mohist disciples just came here to experience the local customs and culture, and never thought that they had any connection with the Northern Border Kingdom. Liu Tan had not found any opportunity to contact the Mohist school.
Now there is an opportunity, and I don’t know whether it was intentional by the Mo family or just a coincidence.
No matter what, just give it a try.
In fact, Liu Tan had long wanted to contact the Mohist school. In his opinion, it was not appropriate to rely solely on Gongshujia. As the saying goes, one should learn from the strengths of all. The Mohist school must have its own strengths.
Sometimes when you want to develop technology, you can't just follow your own temperament. Of course, Liu Tan's impression of Mohism is neither good nor bad. All he heard about Mohism was from Gongshujia. Is there any need to explain Gongshujia's position?
However, the Mohist school had been too arrogant in responding to his invitation before, so Liu Tan didn't mind leaving them out in the cold. If the person who came was a powerful figure from the Mohist school, he might be interested in meeting him.
But since the people coming are from the younger generation, let Gongshu Yi receive them.
Another point here is that the Gongshu family was suppressed too badly by the Mohist school. If the Mohist school intends to contact the Northern Border Kingdom in the future, Liu Tan will at most make things a little difficult for them, but will eventually accept the Mohist school.
However, the people of Gongshu family have been working tirelessly in the past few years, and Liu Tan also has to take their feelings into consideration, so he simply lets them go and show off in front of the Mohist disciples. Although it can't be considered a glorious return, they should be happy.
This will make things easier later on.
The disciples of the Mo family waited for a long time at the Wuliting outside the city, but in the end only one Gongshu Yi came. The other party was obviously an acquaintance of Gongshu Yi. Looking at the official uniform on Gongshu Yi, the expression on his face was indescribable for a moment.
Gongshu Yi was now in high spirits. He bowed to the leader of the Mo Clan disciples and said, "Brother Mo Shi, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you been?"
Mo Shi took a deep breath. He and Gongshu Yi were of the same age. They met not many times, but they would always have a fight every time they met. Gongshu Yi had never won in all these years. But now the other party had an official position, while he was still a commoner, so this time Gongshu Yi won.
However, Mo Shi still maintained his composure, smiling and bowing: "It's been a long time since we last met. Brother Gongshu is so elegant and graceful, I really envy him."
Gongshu Yi was feeling proud, but he had suffered more than once at the hands of Mo Shi and knew better than to get carried away in front of him. So he calmed himself and said, "The people behind me are the capital's patrol officers. Brothers Mo, hand over the people you've captured to them for now. I'll take you to the posthouse."
As Gongshu Yi was speaking, a captain behind him bowed and said, "Thank you, young men, for your generosity."
Gongshu Yi was originally waiting for Mo Shi to bargain, thinking that he would mention the reward after the other party asked.
Mo Shi readily handed the Xiongnu over to the Wuhou Captain, explaining, "When we encountered the Xiongnu, these people were ahead, and their leader wasn't with them, so we didn't catch them. Please report to the Captain that there are still some who have slipped through the net."
The captain immediately said, "Thank you for the reminder."
Gongshu Yi looked at Mo Shi with some suspicion, wondering why he suddenly became so generous. You know, this guy is actually very narrow-minded.
Mo Shi met Gongshu Yi's scrutinizing gaze and said with a smile, "This is our first time in the Northern Capital. I wonder if Brother Gongshu would have time to introduce us?"
Gongshu Yi's original mission was to accompany these Mohist disciples. On the one hand, it was a task assigned by their Highness, and on the other hand, Gongshu Yi needed to find out the reason why the Mohist sent these disciples to the Northern Border Kingdom.
He leaned over and extended his hand, saying, "Everyone, please."
After saying this, he and the Mohist disciples mounted their horses and headed towards Shuofang City.
As they approached Shuofang City, Mo Shi couldn't help but exclaim at its distinctive walls from afar, "Just the walls alone are truly worthy of the description of divine craftsmanship. Hey, Brother Gongshu, I heard that this new capital was built under the supervision of His Majesty the King of the Northern Territory, and even the blueprints were drawn by His Majesty the King of the Northern Territory. Is this true?"
Gongshu Yi couldn't help but raise his chin slightly in pride. He now considered himself a member of the Northern Kingdom. He was naturally proud to hear others praising their king. He nodded and said, "Of course it's true. His Highness the King of the Northern Kingdom is extremely skilled in mechanical engineering. Only His Highness could build such a magnificent city."
The smile on Mo Shi's face froze for a moment. He originally wanted to use the fact that this city had nothing to do with Gongshu Yi to hit the other party. The words just now were just an introduction. As a result, seeing Gongshu Yi's proud look like a little rooster, he suddenly couldn't say the rest of the words.
Forget it, forget it. This guy has been stupid for a long time anyway. There is no point in arguing with him here.
After all, this is Gongshu's territory. If they win the argument, the other party will get angry and shout Wu Hou to beat them up, and they won't be able to withstand it.
Mo Shi looked at the city wall again and had to admit that it was indeed so magnificent that it made him feel insignificant.
It has nothing to do with any sophisticated or strange mechanism. It just stands there simply, enough to give all mechanism masters a headache.
Anyway, with Mo Shi's experience and knowledge, he couldn't figure out how to capture such a city.
As an enemy, the only thing you can hope for is that the general defending the city is a fool and makes a mistake by letting the enemy in.
After entering the city gate, Gongshu Yi turned around and said, "Except for military marquises and special personnel, no one is allowed to carry sharp weapons within the capital. Everyone, please follow me to hand in your swords and other weapons. Don't worry, your belongings will be kept safe, and you can collect them with your credentials when you leave the capital."
Mo Shi was quite casual: "Since this is the rule, we will naturally abide by it. Please lead the way, Brother Gongshu."
Gongshu Yi led them all the way to a small courtyard at the foot of the city wall. After arriving there, Mo Shi and others found that there were quite a few people coming to hand in their weapons, and everyone seemed very happy after handing them in.
Mo Shi was a little surprised. In his opinion, it was not right for him to be so happy when his weapon was removed.
Gongshu Yi glanced at Mo Shi and said, "Shuofang City is now considered the safest place in the world. Even if you hand in your weapons, you don't have to worry about being hurt. Those who clash with you don't have weapons. It's actually much safer than those cities where people can carry weapons freely."
Mo Shi thought so too. This could explain why those people seemed so happy. Sometimes, most people who carry weapons are not really vicious, they just have to do so. After all, if you encounter an armed criminal without a weapon, wouldn't you be in trouble?
After handing in their weapons, each of Mo Shi and his companions received a stone tablet with a number written on it. Mo Shi noticed that the number was exactly the number of the warehouse where their belongings were stored.
He couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking that the Northern Kingdom was indeed quite interesting, and that everything here was full of novelty.
As Gongshu Yi led them outside, he said, "Not only that, you are not allowed to ride horses in the city. If you violate this rule and are caught by the Marquis of Wu, you will be fined at the very least, or detained for four or five days at the worst. You must be careful."
Originally, Gongshu Yi thought that Mo Shi and others would definitely not accept it. After all, even Chang'an City was not as strict as Shuofang City today.
Unexpectedly, Mo Shi actually asked, "Oh? Besides this, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"
Gongshu Yi: ????
Mo Shi added with a smile, "We must always be careful not to offend His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory."
Gongshu Yi became increasingly alert. This man was the most outstanding among the younger generation of the Mohist school. He was doted on by his elders and admired by his peers, which led to his arrogant temper. Mo Shi had not been so easy to talk to before.
There must be something wrong with the good temper he shows now.
As he was thinking about it, he quickly brought the person to the post station. After some polite exchanges, he prepared to go back and tell his father.
After Gongshu Yi left, a young woman beside Mo Shi said, "Cousin, why are you so polite to that kid from the Gongshu family? Even if the head of the family said he wanted to communicate with Gongshu, he didn't have to be so humble, right?"
Mo Shi looked at Gongshu Yi's back and smiled, saying, "Gongshu family? I'm not after Gongshu family."
He turned to meet the others' puzzled gazes and said, "I'm doing this for the King of the North."
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