The First Marquis of Daxuan

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"No, not really."

Prince Gong Li Chuan smiled awkwardly.

Nothing has happened yet, and you want to prove your point by killing yourself?

Damn, I knew this job wouldn’t be easy!
"Since Su Zhenfushi is a weapon forger, there will be no problem."

Prince Gong Li Chuandao.

"Why is there no problem?"

Yang Bowen said, "Your Highness Prince Gong, you are here to investigate under the order of the emperor, you can't just believe everything others say.

Some people say he is a weaponsmith, is he?
Your Highness Prince Gong, are you sure you want to go back and report like this?"

"I think that Master Zhang would definitely not lie about such an important matter."

Prince Gong Li Chuan said.

"Your Highness, it is not a good habit to trust others too much."

Yang Bowen sneered, "Since His Majesty has asked us to investigate, we must have evidence. Sir Zhang, as the saying goes, one must act with integrity.

If Su Mu is really a weaponsmith, he shouldn't be afraid of our investigation, don't you think?

Whether he is a weapon forger or not, it cannot be faked, we will know after a try."

"Who do you think you are?"

Zhang Zhongmei said bluntly, "You questioned Lord Su, and Lord Su has to prove himself to you?
If any random person comes to question Lord Su, will Lord Su have to prove to them that he is a weapon forger?"

Yang Bowen's face darkened and he said coldly, "If that's the case, can I assume that you are guilty?"

"You're guilty, mother!"

Zhang Zhongmei cursed.

The two civil officials started fighting in front of everyone, without any regard for their own dignity.

Prince Gong Li Chuan felt a headache.

He couldn't afford to offend either the civil officials or the military generals.

"How about we go ask Su Zhenfushi for his opinion?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan said, "What if Su Zhenfu makes him willing to prove himself?
After all, it would not be good for Su Zhenfushi if people were to speculate about this kind of thing.

As long as we make things clear, Su Zhenfu Envoy will be rewarded handsomely this time. His Majesty has said that he will reward him handsomely. "

Yang Bowen frowned. His Majesty only said that he would reward us. When did he mention a generous reward?

"Your Highness Prince Gong, do the marquises of the Taiping Division know that you are doing this?"

Zhang Zhongmei frowned and glared, and said loudly.

"This is just a small matter, there's no need to alarm the nobles, right?"

Prince Gong Li Chuan said with a guilty conscience, "It's just that it's hard to please everyone in the court, so we need Su Zhenfushi to prove it. We don't really want to make it difficult for Su Zhenfushi."

"Isn't this embarrassing?"

Zhang Zhongmei sneered.

Prince Gong Li Chuan smiled awkwardly.

"Zhang Zhongmei, you are just a Taoist priest in Songjiang Prefecture. His Royal Highness Prince Gong does not need to explain to you what he does."

Yang Bowen snorted coldly, "We are not asking Su Mu to prove himself, he must explain clearly, otherwise-"

"How else?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

Along with the sound, a figure slowly walked down the stairs.

"Otherwise, you will arrest Su and question him?"

The man who came was handsome, if he wasn’t Su Mu, then who else could he be?

Prince Gong Li Chuan's eyes fell on Su Mu, and he saw a handsome young man dressed in brocade and black shirt, with a slim waist and a monkey back.

Su Mu walked straight to the front of the crowd, his eyes swept over Prince Gong Li Chuan, and then fell on Yang Bowen.

"Su is right here. How do you want to interrogate Su about his crime?"

Su Mu said lightly.

"Are you Su Mu, the governor of the Taiping Division of Songjiang Prefecture? I am Yang Bowen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

Yang Bowen said loudly.

"I don't care who you are."

Su Mu said, "I just want to hear what crime you want to convict me of."

"What crime? That depends on whether you can explain it clearly."

Yang Bowen said, "With your salary, it is impossible to save one million taels of silver in just a few years.

Where did the one million taels of silver that you lent to Songjiang Prefecture come from?

Zhang Zhongmei said that you earned it by forging weapons, you must prove that you are really a weapon forger!
Otherwise, there is no way to explain this one million taels of silver!"

Su Mu looked at Yang Bowen with a half-smile, "You are smart. You didn't tell me that I fabricated a crime to force the major families in Songjiang Prefecture to pay.

If you don't believe me, I can explain to you the crimes of the major families in Songjiang Prefecture.

I’m afraid that after all this fighting, all the major families in Songjiang Prefecture will be wiped out. I just don’t know if the bigwigs behind them will let you go.”

Yang Bowen felt a chill in his heart. He looked at Su Mu and felt a chill on his back.

Of course he knew that all the families in Songjiang Prefecture were not clean. It would be fine if he didn't investigate, but as long as he investigated, he would find that they all had problems.

Behind these families are important figures in the court.

So he didn't mention those family matters at the beginning.

Unexpectedly, Su Mu could actually see this.

This Su Mu seemed different from those reckless warriors he had met before.

Yang Bowen immediately became alert, but he didn't care too much. As long as Su Mu couldn't explain the origin of the one million taels of silver, then there would be something wrong with him!
All the families in Songjiang Prefecture have dirty tricks, but Su Mu’s is clean?
Among all the officials in the court, including the Taiping Division, which one can stand up to investigation?

It's just a matter of size.

As for what Zhang Zhongmei said about Su Mu being a weapon-casting master, Yang Bowen didn't believe it at all.

Although he was just a scholar, he knew that neither martial arts nor weapon-making techniques were easy to practice.

He admitted that Su Mu was a martial arts genius, but he absolutely did not believe that Su Mu could also have extraordinary attainments in weapon forging.

Even if Su Mu was talented in weapon forging, he had no time to practice it. Su Mu was too young, and it would be good enough if he could do one thing well!

"You want to know if I'm a weaponsmith, right?"

Su Mu said calmly, "As you wish."

He turned to look at Zhang Zhongmei and said calmly, "Master Zhang, there is a smelting class at the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture. There should be a smelting furnace and iron materials, right?"

From the very beginning, Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture was developed into a comprehensive academy, where students not only studied cultural knowledge, but also had courses in weapon forging, alchemy, and martial arts.

This is also the condition negotiated by Daxuan and Yaoting.

The Demon Court sent monsters here for more than just quibbling over words.

"Yes, everything."

Zhang Zhongmei said.

"Lead the way. Since His Royal Highness Prince Gong and this unknown gentleman don't believe me, I will forge a weapon in front of them."

Su Mu said, his voice calm.

Wu Yiqi hesitated to speak, his brows furrowed.

Not right.

It's not right.

This was not the Su Mu he knew.

With Su Mu's temper, Wu Yiqi wouldn't find it strange even if he slapped Yang Bowen away.

Is the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue higher than that of Pacification Envoy?
Would Su Mu care about those?
Now Su Mu actually wants to prove his innocence, which is totally unlike what Su Mu would do. What on earth does Su Mu want to do?

Wu Yiqi couldn't figure it out, but he quietly distanced himself from Yang Bowen and the others to avoid being splattered with blood.

Yang Bowen had no idea of ​​his situation at all.

A sneer appeared on his face. Is it a big deal to be the Taiping Division's Pacification Commissioner?

Don't you still have to bow your head obediently in front of Yang?

If you want to bluff and get away with it in front of Yang, forget it!
As long as you can't prove that you are a weapon-smith, then this one million taels of silver must have been embezzled by you!
When the time comes, Yang will escort you back to the capital for trial!

Songjiang Prefecture, or Xiangzhou, is a place where literature flourishes. How can it allow a military man like you to do whatever you want?
What Yang Bowen would not say was that Su Mu's actions after arriving in Xiangzhou, especially after arriving in Songjiang Prefecture, had already offended all the major families in Xiangzhou.

On the surface, the major families in Xiangzhou did not take any action, but in fact, they were always looking for opportunities.

Behind these families, there are big figures in the court.

This time, Su Mu extorted so many benefits from the major families, and the major families have long hated Su Mu.

It's just that because they are afraid of the Taiping Division and Su Mu's own strength, the major families seem to have bowed their heads.

But if they were allowed to catch Su Mu's handle, they would definitely work together to kill Su Mu.

As long as he could take down Su Mu, he, Yang Bowen, would be able to make all the major families in Xiangzhou owe him a favor. At that time, if he, Yang Bowen, wanted to move up a step, would the major families dare not help?

The more Yang Bowen thought about it, the more proud he became.

The group soon arrived at a place called Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture.

This is where students of the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture will learn how to forge weapons.

Zhang Zhongmei had the smelting furnace lit, and then brought an iron hammer and some iron materials.

Everyone in the Beiting delegation showed excitement on their faces. They just came to see the environment of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, but they didn't expect to have the opportunity to see such a lively scene.

It seems that the internal struggle between the civil and military officials in Daxuan is even more exciting than the legend.

"Wait a minute."

Su Mu chose a hammer that suited him and was about to start when Yang Bowen suddenly spoke loudly.

"Hey, you have any questions?"

Su Mu turned around and looked at Yang Bowen and spoke.

Yang Bowen looked unhappy. I’m not that person. I’m Yang Bowen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!

However, he was too lazy to argue with a crude warrior, and said coldly, "Yang doesn't know the art of casting weapons, and if you are cheating, Yang may not be able to tell.

The only person here today who knows the art of casting weapons is Zhang Zhongmei, and he and you are clearly in the same boat. "

"So, what do you want, Lord Yang?"

Zhang Zhongmei said angrily.

"Lord Murong, I heard that you are a famous weapon forger in Beiting. I wonder if you can help to be a witness and see if Su Mu is a weapon forger?"

Yang Bowen snorted coldly, turned to look at the Beiting delegation, and spoke to one of the middle-aged men.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, watching the show and seeing himself?
"Lord Murong, just tell the truth."

Yang Bowen saw the other party's concerns and said, "Yes, yes, no, no. Our Daxuan is a country of etiquette, and there will definitely be no revenge."

"Ok."

Lord Murong glanced at the leader of the Beiting delegation, nodded, and said, "My weapon-casting skills are average, but I can still tell whether a person is a weapon-casting master or not."

After that, he bowed to Su Mu and said, "Sir Su, I'm sorry."

Su Mu nodded, not caring, but picked up a few pieces of iron at random and threw them into the smelting furnace.

His movements were too casual, causing Lord Murong to frown.

The sneer on Yang Bowen's face became even more intense.

Although he himself did not understand the art of weapon forging, he had seen how weapon forgers forged weapons.

The movements of those weaponsmiths are much more professional.

Su Mu's actions looked like a child playing tricks.

"It's just bluffing!"

Yang Bowen sneered in his heart.

As he sneered, Zhang Zhongmei was also sneering, and even sneered out loud.

"Your lie is about to be exposed. Laugh now, or you won't be able to laugh later!"

Yang Bowen glanced at Zhang Zhongmei and sneered.

"The one who can't laugh is you!"

Zhang Zhongmei said disdainfully, "You will soon know what a true weapon forger is!"

Lord Murong of Beiting frowned slightly. He looked at Su Mu's actions, his heart full of doubts.

Yang Bowen didn't understand, but he did.

But now he couldn't quite understand Su Mu's actions.

Even if Su Mu was just bluffing and pretending to be a weaponsmith, his movements vaguely resembled those of a real weaponsmith.

But if Su Mu is a real weaponsmith, many of his actions are difficult to understand.

Lord Murong had a thoughtful look on his face, staring at Su Mu's movements without daring to relax at all.

After a moment, his expression became more and more solemn.

Even when Yang Bowen called him several times, he simply ignored him.

If she shouted too urgently, he would scold her directly.

"Don't bother me!"

The expression on Yang Bowen's face turned a little ugly. Why did everyone dare to speak to him like this after arriving in Songjiang Prefecture?
He is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
Among all the people present, except Prince Gong Li Chuan, he has the highest official position.

Prince Gong Li Chuan is just a mascot, who takes him seriously?

I should be the one with the most power!

Now we feel that no one takes themselves seriously?

Even a small envoy from Beiting dared to treat him like this!

If I didn't think you were still useful, just wait and see how I would deal with you!
Yang Bowen was secretly annoyed in his heart.

The clanging sounds echoed in the air.

Servants brought chairs and asked the adults who were watching to sit down.

Servants also brought wine and food.

Casting weapons cannot be completed in a short time, but Yang Bowen refused to leave. He wanted to keep an eye on Su Mu and not give him the chance to cheat.

Half a day passed in a flash.

The weapon under Su Mu's hammer has gradually taken shape.

Zhang Zhongmei, Lu Mingyang and the others all had smiles on their faces. They dared to question Lord Su. Now you see.

Yang Bowen's face became more and more ugly. It was just a weapon shape. Even an ordinary blacksmith could make it. This could not be considered a weapon forger!

"Master Yang, it is certain that this Master Su is indeed a weaponsmith, and a very remarkable one at that!"

Lord Murong from Beiting suddenly said.

"The weapons haven't been made yet, how can you be sure?"

Yang Bowen said with a grim expression.

"Because I am also a weaponsmith!"

Lord Murong of Beiting said in a deep voice, "If I were not a weapon forger, my observation of Lord Su would be like a frog in a well seeing the moon.

But I am a weapon forger, so I see Lord Su as an ant seeing the sky!"

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