Chapter 77 I'm Happy
Several fierce and ferocious soldiers pressed a muddy strong man in front of Zhou Bo.
Zhou Bo once again caught up with Chen Xi's fleeing soldiers and generals and took a big bite of their flesh.
The last few generals of Chen Xi also fell into Zhou Bo's hands.
The sturdy man in front of him was obviously not as brave as his body. He was so scared that he was shaking all over. He looked at Zhou Bo in fear and couldn't even speak clearly.
"General, please spare my life! Please, please spare my life!"
Faced with such a fool, Zhou Bo didn't even bother to interrogate him. "Drag him away and behead him."
The sturdy man was even more frightened and shouted, "General! I know a piece of news! General! I have very important news!" The soldiers were about to drag him out, and Zhou Bo stopped the soldiers and let the man return to his side.
Among all Liu Bang's generals, Zhou Bo was not tall and not strong in build. Despite this, he was quite dignified among the generals, and everyone respected him very much and did not dare to joke with him casually.
"What important news do you have?"
The strong man said in panic: "I can tell you, but please spare my life, General."
"Go ahead."
"Yan Wang Lu Wan wants to rebel..."
Before the sturdy man finished speaking, Zhou Bo sneered and looked at the soldiers behind him. Two soldiers rushed up and grabbed the sturdy man and dragged him out. The sturdy man shouted, "I never lied! General! It's true! The King of Yan sent an envoy personally! The envoy's name is Zhang Sheng! It's true~~~~"
"Wait a minute!"
Zhou Bo suddenly stopped the two soldiers, walked a few steps to the man, grabbed his neck and pulled him up.
"What did you say? What's the messenger's name?"
"The envoy's name is Zhang Sheng. He came to see the great... thief Chen and said in person that the King of Yan would help thief Chen to flee to the Xiongnu, and the two families would reconcile and jointly resist Your Majesty... I saw this with my own eyes..."
The strong man trembled as he repeated to Zhou Bo what he had seen.
When Zhou Bo heard this, his expression was complicated and he didn't say anything for a while.
He also grew up with Liu Bang. Others did not know about the relationship between Liu Bang and Lu Wan, but Zhou Bo knew it very well. He was the only general among all the generals who had no talent and no merit, but was crowned king. This was enough to show the relationship between the two.
Zhou Bo hesitated for a long time, and the deputy general beside him asked, "Should we inform His Majesty of this news?"
Zhou Bo hesitated for a moment and asked, "When will Marquis Wuyang arrive?"
"Marquis Wuyang is personally leading the cavalry and chariots, and is rushing to the destination at full speed. I'm afraid they will arrive in a dozen days."
"Then take this man away for the time being and keep him under good care."
"only!"
…
"Bang~~~~~"
The crowd was no longer as panicked as they had been at the beginning, and they stared blankly at the smoke rising from the mine.
Liu Chang put his hands on his hips and looked at the scene proudly. "How is it, brother? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"With a few more improvements, mining will no longer be a difficult task!"
"Oh, by the way, I also know a way to transport the minerals out of the cave..."
Liu Ying never doubted Liu Chang. He always thought that Liu Chang could really do it. At this moment, seeing Liu Chang's achievements, Liu Ying just smiled foolishly and kept muttering: "Okay, okay..."
In the evening, Liu Chang looked at the pile of meat in front of him, a little confused. He looked at Liu Ying beside him and said, "Why is there so much more meat? Is this mutton?"
Liu Ying smiled and said, "I had someone kill this for you. Eat as much as you want... If you want to eat more in the future, just tell me anytime... You can eat as much as you want..."
Liu Chang looked at Liu Ying in confusion. It was windy here, could he have caught a cold?
Liu Ying stretched out his hands, grasped Liu Chang's hands with both hands, and rubbed them vigorously, "God has given my elder brother and the Han people... God has given..."
"Brother, don't scare me!"
Liu Ying's eyes were red with excitement. "My elder brother, you don't understand... The people of the world have suffered so much... The Shangfang has already built more than 3,000 textile machines you made, and all parts of the country are also making them with all their strength and distributing them to the people. You don't understand how much of a role this has played ... And the plow, now the whole world will use the plow you made..."
"The people of the world can afford to eat and wear clothes, all thanks to your merits!"
"Now we have made such a sharp tool. If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tool. Now that we have iron, we will have food in the future... That's great, that's great..."
Looking at Liu Ying with red eyes, Liu Chang seemed to understand something, and he also laughed, "Brother, don't worry, I can make more good things in the future, and the hard days of the people of the world will soon be over!"
"I really don't know what to reward you with... When I return this time, I will report to my father in person and ask for credit for you..."
"Hey~~", Liu Chang was a little unhappy, "What reward? I'm not doing this for the reward... I just want to do it. What I want to do, even if it's through mountains of swords and seas of fire, can't stop me. If I don't want to do it, even if my father kneels down and begs me, it's useless! I just want to be happy, why do I need a reward?"
As he spoke, Liu Chang suddenly thought of something, and he hurriedly said, "However, if my second brother can convince father to promise not to beat me again, then it's actually possible."
"No more hitting, no more hitting. If anyone hits you in the future, I will hold you and take the first hit!"
Perhaps Liu Ying's words encouraged Liu Chang. Starting the next day, Liu Chang worked even harder. However, the people in the mine no longer chatted with him casually. They looked at him with fear in their eyes. Some of them even kowtowed and shouted "God", which made Liu Chang very disgusted. Encountering such a situation, he hurried away.
What Liu Chang tried next was to increase the efficiency of iron smelting. At this moment, the Han Dynasty was still using vertical furnaces to smelt iron, which was actually not much different from the blast furnaces used in later generations. There were some main differences in structure, and in addition, there was a very important prop missing, the hot blast furnace.
With the current tools, Liu Chang really cannot build a hot air furnace. To build a hot air furnace, he needs better alloys, and to make better alloys, he needs a hot air furnace...it's a vicious circle!
However, the hot air furnace can be replaced by a simple blower. As for the structure, Liu Chang still has some impression of it.
After staying outside for a long time, Liu Chang still felt homesick. He missed his mother, even though she always beat him. He missed Ruyi, even though she always made him angry. He also missed Xia Houzao, even though he always failed... Here, Liu Chang could not brag to others. Ever since he invented gunpowder, those people dared not sit next to him. Seeing him was like seeing the plague god!
He could only find Zhao Huan and brag to him about his deeds in Chang'an.
Zhao Huan knows how to support the main role better than Zhou Shengzhi. He asks questions when necessary, exclaims when necessary, and admires when necessary. He is a perfect listener.
Of course, Liu Chang did not slack off on his sword practice. Whenever he had free time, he would ask Luan Bu to practice sword together. Liu Ying also practiced with him for a few times. Liu Ying's evaluation was the same as Luan Bu's: Your swordsmanship is not kind and righteous, and does not resemble the sword of a gentleman.
Liu Chang was dismissive. Isn't it good enough if it works? What's the point of being a gentleman or not? Luan Bu didn't show much kindness when he beheaded him. He was even more cruel than me!
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When Fan Kuai led his army to catch up with Zhou Bo, Zhou Bo personally stepped forward to greet him.
Zhou Bo and Fan Kuai had a good relationship, perhaps not as close as other generals of Pei County, but both sides were still very polite.
"Hahaha, please trouble Marquis Jiang to come and greet you personally!"
"Please~~"
Zhou Bo politely invited Fan Kuai in and asked him to sit in the upper seat. Fan Kuai naturally gave in. After both sides gave in to each other for a long time, Zhou Bo sat in the upper seat and Fan Kuai sat next to him .
Zhou Bo then introduced the current war to Fan Kuai.
"The Chen bandit is doomed. As long as you lead a team of light cavalry, we will kill him!"
"Hahaha, how can I compete with Marquis Jiang for the first place?"
"What's the point of snatching between you and me?"
The two chatted happily and agreed on the battle. At this time, Zhou Bo suddenly said, "I captured a prisoner a few days ago. He said something that I don't quite believe. I want to ask Marquis Wuyang to help me analyze it and see if I should report it to His Majesty."
"no problem!!"
Fan Kuai said loudly with a smile.
Fan Kuai agreed quickly, but when he heard what the prisoner said, he immediately flew into a rage. He rushed forward and kicked the prisoner. The prisoner screamed and flew out, fell to the ground, and kept begging, "I'm telling the truth! It's all the truth! Spare my life!!"
Fan Kuai clenched his fists, his eyes red, "Impossible! How could the King of Yan rebel?! Impossible!"
Zhou Bo stood up and said, "Then this matter..."
"this……"
Fan Kuai hesitated for a moment, raised his head, and said, "We must report to His Majesty immediately! Perhaps someone in Yan is planning a rebellion and wants to murder the King of Yan!"
"Okay, let's do as Marquis Wuyang said!"
"No, I will go back myself! I will leave my generals behind and go back by myself! If any ministers of Yan State rebel, I will go to war with Xiahou Ying and attack Yan State together with you!"
"good."
