Chapter 271
Zhongzhou, Taihuang Palace.
The current Emperor Li Xuanji was lying on the throne, looking boredly at the ministers below, listening to the same debate they had every day, his eyes calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, I believe that we can make close contacts from far away, and join forces with the farthest Shangzhou and Minzhou to fight against the shrines in other states."
An old man wearing court clothes and an official hat said loudly to the emperor above.
As soon as the man finished speaking, a rebuttal voice sounded from the other side.
"Master Du, I think it's better to develop steadily and sit back and watch the turmoil in a few states."
Du Zihui looked at the person speaking opposite, and his expression suddenly turned cold.
The entire Liang Dynasty now exists in name only, and it has a lot to do with the policies of these conservatives.
If we wait for the integration of other states to be completed, Zhongzhou's final fate will be destruction. Therefore, Du Zihui has been admonishing the emperor to implement a policy of distant diplomacy and close attack in order to gain a glimmer of hope in this chaos.
As the two spoke, the officials above the court suddenly began to quarrel.
They all turned red and accused each other. When their emotions got so excited, they even took off their official hats and tried to hit each other.
Li Xuanji looked at such a ridiculous scene below and suddenly felt a little bored.
These are the same words every day, and these people don't know how to change them.
Thinking of this, Li Xuanji waved his hand and then said:
"Retreat from the imperial court."
As soon as these words came out, the officials below immediately looked at each other, but they seemed not surprised by the result. They quickly became quiet, and then they all knelt down and saluted the people on the dragon chairs above, and then they all exited the hall. .
After the officials left, a young man wearing a blue eunuch uniform walked quietly behind the emperor. He lowered his eyes and looked at his toes, and said quietly:
"Master, Bazhou is also in chaos. I heard that many people died in the battle on the Qingzhou border."
Hearing this, Li Xuanji became slightly interested. He sat up and looked at the eunuch, and then asked:
"Who did it?"
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then said:
"It's Her Royal Highness the Third Princess."
"Wan Yun, where is she?"
"On the way back."
Li Xuanji was stunned for a moment, then continued to lie back on the dragon chair, and then said:
"When she comes back, let her come to see me."
...
Ding Yi rode his horse into the city under Zuowang Peak.
Zuowang City, known as the safest city in Qingzhou, covers an area similar to Baihe City, but the number of people inside is much smaller.
After all, those who can live here must have certain skills.
No matter what kind of craftsman you are, be it a blacksmith, a cook, or even a waiter, you can still have a place here if you do a good job.
Ding Yi, on the other hand, used the documents opened by Liu Xun to successfully enter the city.
After just a few scans with his spiritual consciousness, Ding Yi found his target.
A blacksmith shop.
At this moment, a large number of ready-made swords are hanging outside the blacksmith shop for passers-by to view and purchase.
Behind the shop, there was a huge shed, in which many strong men were bare-chested and beating the red-hot iron in their hands.
Ding Yi stood in front of the blacksmith shop and looked inside for a while. Then a man hurried over and asked Ding Yi:
"What do you want?"
The man seemed to be in a hurry to get back to blacksmithing, so he spoke quickly and briefly.
"The weapons you have here are all supplied to the palace?"
Ding Yi suddenly asked.
"Of course, don't ask, who in this city doesn't know my name, Duan Hai!"
The man wiped the sweat on his forehead with the towel on his shoulder, looked at Ding Yi and asked with a frown.
Obviously, Ding Yi is a new guy, and Duan Hai thinks Ding Yi is wasting his time.
"You misunderstood. I didn't come here to buy weapons, but to become an apprentice."
Ding Yi chuckled.
When the man heard this, he became furious. He picked up a long sword hanging on the shelf and pointed it at Ding Yi, cursing:
"You look fair and clean, but what you say is crazy. I'm warning you, get out of here. If you delay me in forging the sword, no one behind you can protect you!"
Duan Hai was right, his weapons were regularly delivered to Yin Yang Palace for transportation to the front line.
Now that Yin Yang Palace and Tai Ping Palace are at war, weapons are in urgent need, so his blacksmith shop is forging day and night in order to fulfill the quota set by Yin Yang Palace.
Ding Yi seemed to have expected this after hearing this. He slowly took out a folded piece of paper from his arms, and then handed it to the man.
Duan Hai was a little confused when he saw this, but looking at Ding Yi's calm look, he took the paper and saw the words on it.
"It turns out to be a letter of recommendation from Yangji Palace. Okay, boy, you've got yourself into someone's lap."
Duan Hai looked at Ding Yi's delicate appearance and seemed to have guessed something, then he snorted with a smile on his face.
Duan Hai hated people like Ding Yi who could take shortcuts the most.
How much hardship did he endure in order to open a blacksmith shop in this city? Which foot of the Yin Yang Palace big shot has he not licked? !
If he hadn't been born rough, he would have fucking succeeded!
But the person behind this kid was not easy to offend. Duan Hai knew that the person behind him was just a deacon, so he waved his hand and said to Ding Yi:
"Come in."
Ding Yi smiled immediately after hearing this, and then followed the man into the shed at the back.
There are a dozen stoves burning in this shed.
A dozen blacksmiths were busy in the shed, some were working on the rough embryos in their hands, some were polishing the iron swords that had just come out of the furnace, and some were constantly quenching the red sword embryos in cold water.
The temperature in the entire shed was frighteningly high, but no blacksmith complained.
After all, their lives belong to the Yin and Yang Palace. As long as they fail to complete their tasks, everyone will be killed.
Duan Hai came over with Ding Yi, took a casual look at the shop, and then shouted:
"Wang Zhou! Come here!"
The blacksmith who was called by Duan Hai's name immediately put down what he was doing and walked up to Duan Hai with a look of displeasure on his face.
"What are you doing? Do you know how busy I am?!"
Wang Zhou complained.
"This person will follow you from now on, you take him with you."
Duan Hai pointed at Ding Yi and said.
"Damn, I'm already on the verge of being beheaded, why don't you get me an apprentice?"
Wang Zhou was stunned.
"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll tell you to get out now!"
Duan Hai cursed, and then asked Xiang Ding Yi:
"What's your name?"
Ding Yi smiled and said:
"Ding Hai."
"Ding Hai, you will follow him from now on. How much you can learn depends on your ability. His name is Wang Zhou!"
After saying that, Duan Hai ignored the two of them and left here alone.
Wang Zhou looked at the pretty face in front of him with tender skin and tender flesh, and was speechless for a moment.
There were more than one people who came through the back door in their shop, but in the end no one could stand up to them.
After all, blacksmithing requires hard work and requires real effort!
"You, just watch me forge later, don't talk, don't make a sound!"
Wang Zhou quickly thought of a way, and then said to Ding Yi.
Ding Yi didn't seem to be dissatisfied with Wang Zhou's arrangement, but smiled and nodded.
Seeing this, Wang Zhou didn't know what to say, and hurriedly returned to his stove, clamped the cold sword embryo with iron tongs, turned around and put it into the stove.
Ding Yi stood aside and watched quietly until Wang Zhou finished forging a sword. He suddenly thought of something, handed the sword to Ding Yi, and said:
"Go and test the sharpness. If it's good, send it to the warehouse."
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