Chapter 135 Two Codes
"What?" Su Jiang looked at Li Rusong, who was showing her around the military academy, in surprise. "The emperor is in Luoyang? Wanli?"
Li Rusong said, " He originally came to inspect the military academy, but he disappeared within two days of arriving in Luoyang. He only came back a few days ago, so I have to stay here until I can send him back to the capital safely."
Su Jiang laughed and said, "Did all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty like to play like this? The history books record that after the fifteenth year of Wanli, Wanli went into seclusion and did not come out. He did not see the court officials for decades. Did he just go out to play?"
Li Rusong snorted and laughed, obviously he had his answer in mind, but he didn't say it. Su Jiang turned around and walked backwards, asking as he walked: "Why did Su Luo suddenly come to Luoyang?"
"Who knows." Li Rusong looked at both sides of the parade ground leisurely, "Doing business, isn't she determined to become the richest person in Ming Dynasty?"
Su Jiang smiled and said, "You know her very well. I didn't know she had such an ambition."
Li Rusong was surprised for a moment, "I thought that given her personality, this matter would have been known to everyone a long time ago."
Su Jiang smiled silently and changed the subject, "Why did you ask me to come here? It can't be just a simple tour, right?"
Li Rusong smiled and said, "I would like to invite you to be a visiting professor at the military academy. Didn't you study foreign languages in your previous life? Do you have any obscure languages other than English, French, German, Italian, or Japanese, such as African dialects, that you can teach to the students. It will also be convenient for them to communicate in secret language in the future."
Su Jiang laughed, "You can think of this. You might as well kill them instead of asking them to learn a foreign language."
"No way." Li Rusong spread his hands. "There are too many strong men in the school. When we were learning how to communicate some time ago, a bandit knew more secret codes than us. He even knew the common code of the Ming army. How can this work?"
"Your school is really full of talented people." Su Jiang smiled and shook her head. "I'll have to think about it when I get back. I haven't used it for more than ten years... By the way, how about using Morse code? Although there is no radio, it can still be used to transmit top-secret letters."
Li Rusong was a little surprised. "You have done research on this?"
"It turns out that General Li doesn't know everything." Su Jiang smiled and blinked, "Morse code is not limited to English and numbers, especially now that we don't need telegraph codes, as long as the symbols can represent characters, they will do."
Li Rusong looked at Su Jiang's confident face and suddenly lost his mind. Su Jiang called him several times before he came to his senses and turned his head away as if avoiding her. "Hmm... This is a good idea."
Su Jiang looked at Li Rusong thoughtfully, "Do I really look a lot like your girlfriend?"
Li Rusong smiled perfunctorily, "Fortunately, the tone of voice is not very similar, she is more quiet."
"It's a pity that I don't have a boyfriend who looks like you, otherwise we could really get together." Su Jiang said with a half-smile, and without waiting for Li Rusong's reaction, he said, "Shouldn't I return my things to you?"
Li Rusong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered, "Yes, I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow."
Su Jiang smiled and nodded, "Fortunately it wasn't burned. I sewed it for a long time."
"Then you should thank the Iron Guard who rescued you from the fire. I really admire that kid. He was in a good mood to steal something in that situation."
Su Jiang smiled and said, "If he hadn't taken it out out of curiosity, how would you know my identity?"
Li Rusong thought about it and agreed. If he hadn't accidentally found the Doraemon's round-faced cushion in the instructor's dormitory, he might still not know Su Jiang's true origins.
"I'm curious, why don't you think that pillow was given to me by Su Luo? We are very close, so it's not impossible."
"You can tell by looking at the stitches." Li Rusong's mouth curled up involuntarily, "She doesn't have that kind of skill."
"Maybe she asked me to do it."
"If it was her idea, there would be no such thing as just one of these mats. She would have mass-produced them and sold them at a high price. And when I asked you at the beginning, I was just skeptical. I didn't expect you to admit it so readily. I was also shocked."
"In fact, on the first night we met, you mistook me for Xiao Zhen. When you said those words to me in the Su Mansion, I knew your origins. It's just that I didn't want to do some so-called time-travel mission, so I deliberately distanced myself from you. But..." Su Jiang let out a long breath, "If you hadn't sent the cavalry to secretly look after me, I would have been reduced to ashes in the fire. Facing my savior, I shouldn't hide anything anymore. But I still stick to my principles. I want to live a stable life."
Li Rusong sighed, "Everyone has the right to choose how to live. Time travel is not a privilege. On the contrary, it makes my life worse than death. My former family, friends, and lovers have all left me. I live alone in a completely unfamiliar world. Every day I live is a torment."
Su Jiang was a little confused. Is there someone who is suffering like her?
"Have you ever said these things to anyone else?"
Li Rusong was distracted again, thinking back to that night, the feelings they expressed to each other and the amorous feelings that filled the room.
Seeing that he was distracted, Su Jiang asked curiously, "Who did you tell him about this? Qin Huai?"
Li Rusong came back to his senses and smiled softly, which was considered as acquiescence. Su Jiang smiled and stuck out her tongue, "But some people don't think so. She always believes that time travel is invincible."
She was talking about Su Luo. Thinking of Su Luo, Li Rusong breathed a sigh of relief and said teasingly, "So she encountered obstacles everywhere, but she became more and more courageous. She is simply a model of self-improvement. Who knows what new tricks she will come up with when she comes to Luoyang this time."
When Su Jiang returned to the Jintaixuan branch, it was already very late. Su Hong had been waiting for her to discuss with her about Su Luo joining the group.
Su Luo went to find Su Hong as soon as he came back from the military academy. Su Hong has always been good at maintaining a business , so he was still a little short of expanding the business. He was naturally happy to have Su Luo's help. Su Luo also took the opportunity to ask him how he knew that this idea was his, but Su Hong was hesitant. Later, Su Luo got anxious and almost tortured him. Su Hong then said that it was the news from Nanjing, which arrived almost at the same time as the letter Qin Huai sent to him. As for who leaked it, it was easy to figure out.
Why did Li Rusong specifically tell Su Hong about this? Su Luo racked her brains but couldn't figure it out, so she decided to go and ask for culpability - under the pretext of visiting Hummer.
Unexpectedly, when she went there in the morning, she was told that the confinement order on Hummer would not be lifted until the afternoon.
Isn't this just a joke? Li Rusong was charged with one more crime.
Su Luo was angry and wanted to visit the school. Su Jiang had visited yesterday, so she wanted to see it too! She dragged Qin Huai along with her. Qin Huai said tactfully that he was one of the founders of this school, and he knew exactly how many houses there were. He didn't need to make a deeper impression. Anyway, Su Luo's goal was just to not lose to Su Jiang, so she didn't need him to accompany her and went on a free trip.
Qin Huai walked to a woods inside the school with ease and found Li Rusong under an old tree. Li Rusong was sleeping at that time.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Li Rusong rubbed his eyes and said, "Why are you..." He was surprised , "She's here again?"
Qin Huai smiled bitterly and nodded, "You know I can't stop her, so let her wander around the school."
Li Rusong stretched his back and sat up. "I studied the new code with Vice General Shi last night until this morning."
"New password?"
"Yes, specifically to catch a group of Japanese pirates." Li Rusong supported his hands behind his back and said lazily, "The Japanese pirates are very cunning now. They got the intelligence first when the court planned several sieges. This time, we must come up with something they don't understand. Even if they intercept the intelligence, they won't be able to understand it."
Qin Huai looked puzzled. "Catch the pirates? This task doesn't seem to belong to you."
"Originally, it had nothing to do with me, but these pirates not only robbed at sea, but also smuggled and did everything. It seems that they are related to Wang Zhi's pirate group. Although Wang Zhi has been dead for decades, his followers are still there, passed down from generation to generation. In recent years, their leader, the Wufeng ship owner, has been active frequently, which has been a headache for the court. I took the initiative to ask the emperor to take over. If I can make a contribution this time, maybe I can buy more time for my father. If the court does not move us, we will not move either." Li Rusong sighed, "Who doesn't want to live a stable life."
Qin Huai was a little dazed. He heard someone calling him for a long time before he saw Li Rusong waving at him. "What are you thinking about? You're in a daze."
"I'm wondering about your new password."
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After walking around the school for a while, Su Luo didn't find the confinement room. He was bored and wanted to go back to find Qin Huai. As a result, he wandered around and around and ended up in a small forest. After walking a few steps, he heard Qin Huai and Li Rusong talking not far away. Su Luo stopped where he was for fear of being discovered. He vaguely heard them discussing "Ming Intelligence" and "Morse Code". Su Luo had naturally heard of such famous things, but he was dizzy looking at the long and short line diagrams. It was nothing more than some trivial things.
But Qin Huai's idea was a bit bad. Even if Su Luo didn't understand it, he knew that Morse code was used for radio. How could he use it now? Did he write a lot of random things when writing intelligence during the war? It was so dazzling and not practical at all. But looking at the expressions of the two of them discussing things, they were both unusually serious. It seemed that this code would indeed come in handy.
Su Luo kept scratching his chin, an action that was probably similar to the effect of Ikkyu scratching his head. Just when he was about to reach the critical moment, he heard the voice of Li Rusong asking for a beating, and it was very close.
"Eavesdropping is not a good habit."
Su Luo was startled by Qin Huai and Li Rusong who suddenly appeared in front of him. This shock actually made his train of thought clear.
"You think you're mysterious." Su Luo rolled his eyes at Li Rusong and said disdainfully, "Morse code? Qin Huai, what Morse code are you talking about to someone with zero IQ and negative EQ? The technical content is too high, I don't even understand it, how can he understand it? You might as well just teach him some pinyin, at least he only needs to remember the letters, and now no one can recognize it, it's not suitable for someone like him who has an appearance but a fool inside."
Qin Huai naturally didn't understand what "Pinyin" meant, but seeing Li Rusong's enlightened look, he knew that it was not a bad idea. Then he looked at Su Luo's smug look as he both gave advice and insulted others, and smiled helplessly.
This is what we call enemies.
