After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 57 Bronze for Grain

After accepting the meeting gift, Gongshan Buxuan became more talkative, stopped watching the sergeant's drill, and hosted a banquet for Ji Ran.

"My lord, there must be a bronze sword in Mengshi's hand." A subordinate said quietly during the banquet.

That's right, if you can casually take out dozens of swords to give as gifts, there must be more in your hand. Gongshan Buxuan's heart became hot, and he asked with a smile: "How many swords does Mengshi have?"

"No more." Ji Ran concentrated on enjoying the singing and dancing, and replied casually.

"Hmph!" Gong Shanbuxuan clapped the table, "Sir, are you cheating on me?"

The music stopped suddenly, and the dancer lay on the ground trembling, not knowing what she did wrong.

Gong Shan Buxuan's expression was unpredictable, his hands were on the ground, his eyes were fierce, like a tiger that chooses to eat someone, the guard behind him was eager to try with a long dagger, as if he wanted to strike if he didn't agree with him.

"About...about a thousand handles." Ji Ran bit the bullet and said tremblingly.

Sure enough, Gong Shan Buxuan and his confidant looked at each other, and ordered: "Come here, Mr. Ji is not feeling well, take him down to rest."

The soldier helped the pale-faced Ji Ran down.

Thousand handles!Although ordinary soldiers are not used to using bronze swords on the battlefield, they can be melted and cast into spears and halberds. In this way, they don't have to worry about weapons for several years.

"Everyone, what's the best plan?" The musician dancer was waved away, and the rest were all confidantes, and began to discuss.

"It's better to take advantage of the fact that Mengshi's foothold is not stable, and send out all the soldiers from the city to seize these bronze swords." Some militants are gearing up.

"I'm afraid it won't work by force. One is a teacher who has no name, and the other is a tiger watching. If he knows about this, he will definitely intervene. At that time, it will be hard for him to get out." This is an old saying.

Gong Shan Buxuan looked rough and bold on the surface, but he was actually a scheming person. He waved his hands and said, "Don't make a big fuss about this matter. If you scare Mengshi away, you won't have such a good chance next time."

Someone had an idea and said: "Since Mengyi is short of food, why not exchange it with food?"

"Isn't this fulfilling Mengshi's wishes? Besides, Fei Yi's food reserves are not enough to exchange for so many bronze swords." Everyone objected.

"Just exchange it with grain!" Gong Shan didn't think for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "If the grain is not enough, go to the households to collect it. As long as you get this batch of bronze swords, you don't have to look at other people's faces anymore."

Seeing that the lord has made up his mind, everyone said no more.

When Ji Ran was brought up, he didn't seem to have recovered from the fright, and he clapped his hands stiffly and said, "Master Yizai, I'm not feeling well, can I go back to Mengyi first?"

"No hurry, no hurry, I heard that Mengyi is short of food?"

"Exactly, this time I came here to exchange food. If there is no more food, Mengshi can only return to Qufu." Ji Ran smiled wryly.

"Mengyi is the ancestral land of the Meng family. It's not easy to get, how can you give it up so easily?" Gongshan Buxuan said sincerely: "Feiyi and Mengyi live next to each other, and the governor of this town can't just ignore death."

"So the adults agree to change the food?" Ji Ran was pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, you can exchange food, but what you exchange is the remaining thousand bronze swords."

"This is impossible!" Ji Ran was shocked, "If there is no weapon, how can we protect Mengyi?"

"If there is no food, can you keep Mengyi?"

"Mere Mengyi, why do you need so many weapons? Could it be that you want to harm me, Feiyi?"

"Yes, Mengyi's safety is protected by Feiyi, Mengshi can rest assured."

Everyone said something to each other, some painstakingly persuaded, and some threatened, but Ji Ran just shook his head, but he didn't answer.

Gong Shan Buxuan was furious, he kicked over the case, and drank: "If you don't want to change it, tomorrow the Japanese magistrate will personally raise troops to fetch it!"

Ji Ran forced himself to remain calm, and said in a trembling voice, "They are both fiefdoms of the Marquis of Lu, why are they so hard to force each other?"

"To blame, only blame Mengyi for being weak." Anyway, Gongshan Buxuan no longer pretended to be polite after tearing his face, "In a word, can I change it or not?"

"Okay...exchange." Ji Ran said with difficulty, "One sword for ten stones of food."

Gongshan laughed triumphantly, what's the difference between ten stones and one stone, without weapons, Mengyi still let himself get whatever he wants.

"Can you really be the master of Montessori?" someone questioned from the side.

"My lord has always been obedient to my words." Ji Ran seemed to feel humiliated, and said with a stiff neck.

"Okay, then it's settled. Three days later, the border of Mengyi will be exchanged. If you don't see the bronze sword by then, don't blame me for turning your back."

Ji Ran can only go away disgruntled.

"It's a good thing you didn't leave this person in Feiyi, an incompetent person." Looking at Ji Ran's desolate back, Gong Shan said disdainfully.

Meng Yi.

Meng Di personally welcomed Ji Ran into the big tent, and Meng Yi had no time to repair it, so the Han army set up a tent beside it.

"Mister is tired." Meng Di knew that this trip to Feiyi would not be so easy.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life. We will exchange them in three days. Otherwise, Fei Yi will attack with troops."

"Okay, everything is as expected, sir."

Qufu Lu Palace.

"The doctor's words are serious!" Ji Song's eyes lit up.

"That's what Shedi said, would your lord be willing to meet him in person?" Liu Xiaji said sternly.

After pacing back and forth for a long time, Ji Song said, "It's gone, there are many people in the palace, and everything is passed on through you."

At this time, Lu Hou looked capable, without the usual dull image.

"Your Majesty really believes what Montessori said?"

"So what if you don't believe me, there are Sanhuan in the front and Yanghu in the back, can there be a worse situation than this?"

"Ji Wuneng, ashamed of your majesty!" Liu Xiaji knelt down on the ground.

Ji Song waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter what you do, it's the fate of the widow. But now that there is a change in Montessori, maybe things will turn around. You and I have to take a closer look."

Yanghu Mansion.

"Mengdi sent someone to give the sword to Zixie?"

"Yes, I heard that there are fifty bronze swords."

"Yangzi, Mengshi is ungrateful. If we don't hook up with Gongshan, wouldn't it be a waste of time for us to fetch water from a bamboo basket?" Uncle Sun said angrily.

Ji Wei has a good impression of Meng Di, but at this time he dare not say more, if it is true what his uncle Sun Zhe said, he may not be able to escape Yang Hu's complaint.

"No hurry." Yang Hu pondered for a moment, and said: "I see Mengdi as a man with hills and valleys in his chest, and he will not be willing to subdue Zixie, just wait and see how it changes."

Da Sikong Mansion.

Zhongsun He Ji discussed with Gong Lian Chu's father and Zi Fu He in the secret room.

"What did Montessori do?"

"It is said that he has shown his favor to Fei Yi."

"Feiyi and Mengyi must not be linked together. Tomorrow, let Da Situ enter the palace, and please make Mengdi the doctor of the two cities." Zhongsun Heji finally made up his mind.

The Confucian family in Qufu.

"Master, why did you let me go to Mengyi?"

"Zilu, I don't think Mengshi and Yanghu are the same people, you go to assist him, you can use this to observe this person."

"Master, edit and compile poetry and books at home, why bother yourself?"

"Hey, as a native of Lu, how can I really be outside of Lu."

For a moment, all the eyes of Lu State were focused on the little Mengyi.

(End of this chapter)