A full moon hangs in the sky, casting its faint light on the world.
More than ten days have passed since the beginning of spring, but it is still chilly in Nanjing.
Su Jue came back from Nanshan and was now sitting in Yiliang Pavilion with Fu Xiaoguan. Xu Xinyan was brewing a pot of tea in an unfamiliar manner.
"Is the Taoist temple ready?"
"How can it be so fast? The foundation hasn't even been laid yet."
"Have the houses in my area been built yet?"
“They’ve all moved in.”
That's good. Fu Xiaoguan has no time to pay attention to Nanshan these days. Dong Shulan and Yan Xiaolou seem to be more concerned about their bulging bellies. They are actually much lazier than before. At most, they just walk around the shops in Jinling City, and they must rest at home at night.
I don't know whether the seeds have taken root or not.
Su Jue took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Fu Xiaoguan, "This is the master's recent speculation, take a look."
Fu Xiaoguan unfolded the letter and took a look:
"It is the Dingwei season, with five dragons controlling the floods, three oxen plowing the fields, and twelve men sharing a loaf of bread. This signifies floods, wars, and famine!"
Just this one line of words, Fu Xiaoguan was stunned... "What... does this mean?"
"It means exactly what it says. From what I understand, this is Master reminding you to pay attention to these issues."
This is so unscientific. "What's the basis for this?"
The eldest brother raised his hand to straighten his hat and pointed to the stars in the sky. "Astrology, based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches."
"Is this thing reliable?" Fu Xiaoguan was quite skeptical.
The eldest brother spread his hands and said, "How should I know? But Master knows a lot of things, and divination is one of his specialties. I think it's reliable."
Fu Xiaoguan didn't quite believe in the wisdom of the ancients, so he stuffed the note into his sleeve pocket and didn't pursue the issue any further.
Yesterday, Xishan Express delivered about twenty flintlock rifles and bullets. He had specially asked someone to send them a few days ago. Ever since he heard Eunuch Jia say that this thing could kill martial arts masters, he decided to let everyone close to him carry this thing.
His three wives were no exception.
As long as the expert was not second-rate or above, he believed that even if someone threatened Dong Shulan and the others, they would have the power to fight back.
He handed one to Su Jue, "Although you are now a Saint, it will be easier to face Saints with this thing."
Su Jue didn't hesitate. He played with the gun and bullets for a while, then put them away. "Master said that the birth of this thing is of epoch-making significance. If it becomes popular throughout the world, martial arts will probably be of little use. But you still have to practice, even if it's just to strengthen your body."
Fu Xiaoguan nodded. He had been a little more diligent these days than before, but the results were minimal, so he didn't care much.
Su Su came out at this time, and stood in front of Fu Xiaoguan, standing on tiptoe, "I want a gun too."
Fu Xiaoguan laughed and said, "Why would a girl play with a gun? Isn't it better to play the piano?"
As he said this, he still handed one to Su Su, "Do you know how to use it?"
"have no idea."
This thing is simple. Fu Xiaoguan taught Susu how to use it in no time. She clumsily loaded the bullets into it, lifted it up and fired into the air.
The sound of "bang..." scared Xu Xinyan.
Susu seemed to treat this thing as a firecracker, "Bang bang bang..." She fired twenty or thirty shots in total, and she finally figured it out. It was just the aim, as long as she aimed.
She happily put away the gun and bullets, took out a bag of osmanthus cake, and sat next to Xu Xinyan. The two beauties started eating by themselves.
"I heard that you are going to Wofengyuan?" Su Jue asked.
"Well, I don't want to go either, but the Emperor is holding me back, so there's nothing I can do."
"When do we leave?"
"We'll leave after Wenjun gives birth, probably in June."
Su Jue frowned and thought for a moment, "Jianshan, where Jianlin is located, is located in the Changling Mountains. There's even a Jianlin branch and Jianlin businesses in Wofengji. Now that this division has been made, Jianshan is now part of the Yu Dynasty's territory. But you have enemies within Jianlin."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned. He had not expected that Jianlin was actually located in the Changling Mountains. Wouldn't they be neighbors in the future?
But this neighbor is not very friendly. The father and son surnamed Zuo have both come to kill him. Of course, these two are dead, but there is no guarantee that there are other people in Jianlin who want to kill him.
"If that's the case..." Fu Xiaoguan tapped his fingers on the table a few times, "Then I have to eradicate Jian Lin."
Xu Xinyan was shocked, but Su Jue was not surprised. "The Fifth Prince is also a disciple of Jianlin."
"I don't care about him. If anyone from Jianlin dares to attack me, I will wipe Jianlin out of the world!"
Su Jue had no doubt about this. The magic sword in Fu Xiaoguan's hand was fully capable of doing this, even if there were saint-level masters in the sword forest.
"No matter what, I have to go with you to Wofengyuan."
Of course Fu Xiaoguan did not refuse this. It would be much safer to have a saint by his side.
At this moment, Eunuch Jia rushed in and bowed, "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you."
Fu Xiaoguan was startled. "It's so late, what happened?"
"Xue Dingshan's troops did not go to Xirong!"
"Where did he go?"
"Jiannan East Road!"
Fu Xiaoguan took a deep breath. This damn guy really rebelled again, and the route was exactly the same as he expected.
In that era, the transmission of information took too long. It seemed that more than ten days had passed from the time the information was transmitted to the time it was received in Jinling. So where exactly Xue Dingshan was now was a question.
"Do you know if Yu Chunqiu's troops have reached Qipan Pass?"
"According to the news from the ant colony, it will take another three days."
"Is it still possible to block Qipanguan?"
Eunuch Jia pondered for a moment, "I think we can still make it, because Fei An arrived in Jiannan East Road on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. He has the secret order from His Majesty, and he will definitely delay Xue Dingshan's progress."
Fu Xiaoguan was relieved after hearing the news. This general who used to be a farmer was a big shot. He would definitely be able to hold Xue Dingshan back.
He followed Eunuch Jia out of the Fu Mansion and headed straight for the palace. What he didn't know was that after hearing the news, Susu set off at midnight, carrying her zither case and the flintlock rifle, and without telling anyone, quietly left Jinling and headed towards Jiannan East Road.
Fu Xiaoguan sat in the carriage and took out the note from his sleeve pocket:
"It is the Dingwei season, with five dragons controlling the floods, three oxen plowing the fields, and twelve men sharing a loaf of bread. This signifies floods, wars, and famine!"
The master whom I have never met is well aware of the general situation in the world.
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