96 Chapter 96
◎My last name is Wei.◎
After sending Liu Ju safely back to the Prince's Palace, Huo Qubing fled.
Li Ying only had time to see the back of the Champion Marquis. He asked in surprise, "Your Highness, is there something urgent going on with the Champion Marquis?"
Liu Ju did not answer but asked, "What urgent matter do you have?"
Li Ying shook her head doubtfully: "No."
Liu Ju seemed to be lost in thought. "I remember you helped Su with a few things. So, in order to complete your mission as soon as possible, what do you think you can do for me, Li Ying?"
Li Ying said innocently, "Your Highness, you said I don't need to worry about it."
Liu Ju said: "I mean you don't have to worry about how to deal with my father. What else... can you do?" He frowned and looked at Li Ying.
Li Ying thought about it. When he was in Qin, he followed Fusu's arrangements. So he replied, "It depends on your arrangements."
Liu Ju decided, "Then let's plant garlic."
"Huh?" Li Ying was puzzled. "Garlic? Why do we need to grow garlic?"
He could understand farming, but was garlic really that necessary and urgent?
Liu Ju said: "I plan to make allicin."
Li Ying was stunned for a moment and exclaimed: "Wow."
"In fact, if you try, there may be a chance to make penicillin." Li Ying said again.
Liu Ju said, "Penicillin is too difficult, and the chance of failure is very high. Allicin would be faster, but I don't have that much time."
"That's right," Li Ying said. "That's only five years at most. Huo Qubing died in the sixth year of Yuanshou."
Liu Ju glanced at him, his head aching with anger at these words. He rubbed his temples and sighed, "Fusu has a really good temper. He's been able to tolerate you for so long."
Li Ying covered her mouth and said, "I can't say this. Then I won't say it."
Liu Ju said tiredly, "I'll give you a piece of land, you should go and plant garlic."
To make allicin, in addition to growing garlic, you must first make alcohol for purification, and distilling alcohol requires a glass container.
Therefore, before glass was made, allicin could only remain in the theoretical stage.
Liu Ju thought about it and realized that the most important thing in feudal society was indeed farming.
So he went to find Huo Qubing again.
After hearing what he said, Huo Qubing said helplessly: "Can't you go directly to His Majesty?"
Liu Ju said, "Your Majesty must first test it before launching it. Why don't we skip this step, test it ourselves, and present it directly to Your Majesty if it succeeds?"
Although the Marquis of Guanjun had no jurisdiction over his fiefdom, he had real land that was perfect for testing new agricultural tools.
Huo Qubing, relying on the fact that Liu Ju had never traveled far, said nonsense: "But my fiefdom is far away from Chang'an."
Liu Ju said, "Cousin, I can understand maps."
Huo Qubing: "..."
Huo Qubing said expressionlessly, "Go to my house and look for your cousin's wife. She will ask someone to do it."
Liu Ju bowed and smiled, "Thank you, cousin."
Huo Qubing said seriously: "Your Highness, I am really busy. If you have any problems in the future, you can go to..." Uncle is definitely not an option. Uncle is also very busy, and His Majesty is even busier. "Uncle."
Liu Ju: “…”
Liu Ju said, "Alright."
He did need to find Gongsun He, but not to ask him for help, but for his son.
Even if Gongsun He couldn't properly discipline his son, he should at least remind him that if he didn't have the skills, he shouldn't take on a job. Does his son have the talent for that? How dare he let him become the Imperial Horse Servant, one of the Nine Ministers?
Huo Qubing breathed a sigh of relief. After all... his uncle was not busy, and it was better for Liu Ju to bother him than to bother himself and his uncle.
but……
Huo Qubing said righteously, "If it's a military matter, Your Highness would naturally find it cheaper to ask my uncle and me."
Liu Ju smiled and said, "I understand."
In short, Huo Qubing must be the first to see what is needed for the war!
…
"Why do you want to leave the palace again?" Wei Zifu took a flower and asked her son with a smile.
Liu Ju answered honestly, "I asked my cousin to do me a favor. He asked me to go find my cousin's wife."
He left the palace in the morning with the emperor's warrant. Now it was late, and he planned to leave the palace again tomorrow, so he planned to ask for a warrant from his mother first.
Wei Zifu said, "Zi'er, you are now the crown prince. If you want to leave the palace, you should ask your father's opinion."
His mother had always been cautious, and Liu Ju knew that she would not hand over the warrant to him so easily, so Liu Ju had already thought of an excuse.
Liu Ju said, "Mother, I wanted to give Grandfather a surprise. If he knew I was leaving the palace, wouldn't that be a secret?"
"A secret?" Wei Zifu smiled. Even if she took the order to leave the palace, it would be impossible to hide it from His Majesty.
But whether it can be concealed or not is not important, as long as His Majesty knows that the prince left the palace for him.
Wei Zifu said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Liu Ju smiled and said, "Thank you, mother!"
Wei Zifu rubbed his head and warned him: "You can only go to your cousin's house, don't run around, finish your business, and return to the palace immediately."
Of course, Liu Ju agreed to all his mother's requests.
The next day, after greeting his father and mother as usual, Liu Ju got on a carriage and left the palace with the empress's order.
As soon as he left the Prince's Palace, Wei Zifu went to the Xuanshi Hall to ask to see His Majesty.
…
Liu Ju and Mu Ya were not familiar with each other and there was no way to chat. After explaining the serious matters, he stood up and said goodbye.
Liu Ju was not the youngest son, and even without his mother's repeated instructions, he planned to return to the palace after finishing his business.
However, Liu Ju did not cause trouble, but trouble still caused him trouble.
When passing a corner, a carriage coming from the opposite direction seemed not to be looking at the road and was running too fast. When the driver saw that there was another carriage on the opposite side, he was unable to brake in time and crashed into Liu Ju's carriage.
"My dear!" The accompanying guards hurried forward to check on Liu Ju's condition.
Because the incident happened suddenly, Liu Ju was frightened, but he was not injured. After calming down, he first got out of the car with the help of the person accompanying him.
Liu Ju took a look and saw that his carriage was damaged and the two horses were a little frightened, but the good horses carefully selected from the palace could be pacified quickly, but the situation on the other side was not so good.
Not only was the carriage half broken down, but both horses couldn't stand being comforted and looked like they were about to break free from their reins and run away.
There are so many people coming and going here, and it would be very dangerous if the horses were not under control.
Liu Ju ordered: "Go and check on their horses."
The guards followed the order. Just then, the owner of the carriage opposite started to make a lot of noise, attracting everyone around him to look at him. This gave the guards on Liu Ju's side the opportunity to go and see the horses without being stopped.
Seeing this, Liu Ju couldn't help but frown.
If it weren't for him today, no one would have taken care of these two horses, which might have caused a lot of trouble and injured many people.
No matter who the owner of the carriage opposite is, Liu Ju will not let him go easily today.
But before Liu Ju could make a move, the man on the opposite side came towards him, supported by several servants, shouting that Liu Ju had hit his carriage and demanded compensation for his horses and carriage, medical treatment, and that Liu Ju kowtow to apologize to him.
Liu Ju pushed aside the guards in front of him and looked at the dandy boy dressed in red and green across from him. He laughed in anger and said, "You want me to kowtow to you?"
The dandy opposite glanced at Liu Ju with his eyes slanted. After seeing the clothes on his body and the accessories around his waist, his eyes suddenly shone even brighter: "Not only do you have to kowtow, you also have to compensate me with money... compensate me with gold!"
What a lion's mouth.
Liu Ju asked, "What is your father's name? Does he hold any official position?"
"What? What kind of official is your father? That he can bully others like this?" The dandy still didn't look at the man straight in the eye. "I am a good friend of Gongsun Jingsheng, the son of the Imperial Household. Do you know who Gongsun Langjun is? He is the Queen's nephew! The Crown Prince's cousin!"
"Oh." Liu Ju said, "Gongsun Jingsheng."
The dandy hadn't noticed anything was wrong yet, so he squinted his eyes and asked, "Who are you?"
Liu Ju said calmly, "My last name is Wei."
The dandy was startled: "Your last name is Wei?"
The followers around him were also stunned.
The most famous member of the Wei family in Chang'an City happened to be a relative of Gongsun Jingsheng.
What's even more unfortunate is that Gongsun Jingsheng is obviously closer to the Wei family, and Gongsun Jingsheng... should not be able to afford to offend the Wei family.
Just two years ago, the Queen's younger brother, Marquis of Changping, had made great military achievements, and his three sons, all under the age of ten, had been granted the title of Marquis by His Majesty. Everyone in Chang'an knew about this.
After estimating Liu Ju's age, one of the dandy's followers whispered, "Is the general's son about this age?"
Another person said, "The last time the general returned to the capital, I saw him on the street. This...this young man, I think he looks just like the general!"
Someone confirmed: "It must be the Marquis of Yichun!"
The dandy swallowed his saliva, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back in the hot summer. He dared to act so domineeringly because he relied on his connections with Gongsun Jingsheng, but who knew that he might have offended someone he shouldn't have offended.
The playboy hit the person next to him: "Didn't I ask you to invite Master Gongsun?"
Speak of Cao Cao, and here comes Gongsun Jingsheng.
"Marquis of Yichun? Let me see, which one is the Marquis of Yichun?" Gongsun Jingsheng walked over arrogantly, surrounded by more people, and then met Liu Ju's eyes that seemed to be smiling.
"you……"
Liu Ju said with a pleasant expression, "Cousin Gongsun, who do you think I am?"
Gongsun Jingsheng: "..."
You say you are the Marquis of Yichun, so who can I tell you?
The dandy at the back felt his legs weaken upon seeing this, and he needed help to take a few steps. He asked tremblingly, "Lord Gongsun, is this...really the Marquis of Yichun..."
Gongsun Jingsheng had of course heard what the messenger had said, even though it was a distorted and exaggerated version of the story. However, he didn't care about the facts. In short, almost no one in Chang'an City who didn't have the surname Liu dared to mess with him.
But, isn’t it just a coincidence that I met someone with the surname Liu?
Gongsun Jingsheng immediately changed his attitude. He ignored the dandy and walked over to Liu Ju, saying with a smile, "...cousin, this is really a misunderstanding."
"There's no misunderstanding." Liu Ju looked at him calmly, "You don't have to appear in front of me anymore."
After saying this, Liu Ju turned around and got into the carriage holding his follower's hand.
"Walk."
When they were almost halfway through the street, Liu Ju could still hear Gongsun Jingsheng's roar: "Who are you going to ask to kowtow to you?"
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