He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 329 He Misses His Mother
At this time in the imperial study, Emperor Shun stood in front of the desk, his voice still full of domineering and majesty.

"How's it going over there?"

The old eunuch with wrinkled face replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been delivered, and the Taoist master of Xujiandao accepted the order and expressed his gratitude. But they have no plans to leave yet, and the mountain gate is closed."

Just a few days ago, an imperial edict was delivered to the gate of Xujian Dao.

Since Xujian Dao was the only Taoist sect left in the Daqian Dynasty, Emperor Shun planned to establish Xujian Dao as the state religion and invite the Taoist master to serve as the state teacher.

However, for such a big thing, we naturally need to sit down and discuss how to proceed.

The meaning of the imperial edict was very clear, requiring the Taoist master Xujian to lead the masters of various mountains to come to Kyoto City to discuss state affairs.

Marshal Yu was also here. When he heard what the old eunuch said, he immediately snorted, "Your Majesty asked them to come. They have to come even if they are unwilling! If they don't come, you can't blame us for inviting them in person!"

In fact, any discerning person can see that this imperial edict has ill intentions.

The Jueyuan Dao was destroyed decades ago, and the Xuanhua Dao also disappeared at the end of the year. Now only the Xujian Dao remains.

The Taoist master brought all the mountain masters to Kyoto City. If the Heavenly Prison Formation was also set up here, then the entire army would be destroyed just like the Xuanhua Dao.

But if you don't come, the court can send troops against you on the grounds of disobeying the imperial order.

This is an open conspiracy. You have to come whether you want to or not. There is no second choice.

If so, it would be a real rebellion against Daqian, but it would be no different from disobeying the imperial order, and both would result in a beating.

Marshal Yu even felt that it was too troublesome and it would be better to just send troops directly.

Millions of border troops are enough to surround and kill Xujiandao.

Emperor Shun shook his head and said, "No need to rush. Let's see how they do it first. Can General Feng reach the border?"

"They've arrived. Marshal Qi and Marshal Hong have already set up a tight net. If Xu Jiandao dares to defect, they will not be able to leave Daqian!" said Marshal Yu.

If there were anyone else here, they would be shocked.

Among the seven generals of Daqian, except for General Ling who is still leading troops to attack Dachen and Daliang, three other generals have already deployed troops on the border.

In the nearly two hundred years of Daqian, there was almost no case of five generals going out at the same time.

Emperor Shun did not speak immediately, but lowered his head to look at the desk, where was the blurry head he had drawn earlier.

After so many days, it's still blurry.

After a while, Emperor Shun spoke again: "The Dao sect has stood for more than a thousand years, even longer than the Daqian sect, and should not be underestimated. I always feel that the Xujian Dao will not sit idly by and wait for death, just like those powerful clans. They have already made preparations and must be on guard."

“If Xuanhua Dao was still there, the two major sects working together would have made it difficult to defeat it. But now there is only one left, and the border troops’ battle formation is enough to deal with it.” Marshal Yu said confidently.

Although the battle formation of one million border troops is not capable of defeating the Taoist master, it is enough to defeat those mountain lords.

Of course, the power of Taoism is great. If a master of Xujian Daoshan really fights to the death with you, the army over there will also suffer heavy losses.

This is why General Ling is still attacking Dachen and Daliang to this day, because these two dynasties are closest to Daqian.

In order to prevent any unexpected events, external threats must be eliminated first.

In this way, even if the border troops suffered heavy losses in a fight with Xujiandao, they would not have to worry too much about being taken advantage of by other dynasties.

"How are the powerful clans doing?" Emperor Shun asked again.

The old eunuch still said respectfully: "There is no movement, I guess they are also waiting and watching."

"Wait and see? They just don't believe that I can succeed. After all, all the blacksmith talents in the world have been recruited by them, and I only have one person in my hand."

"Although Jiang Lin is just one person, he is capable of defeating thousands of troops. The powerful clans underestimate him." Marshal Yu said immediately.

"Have you got the rare fire from the Qingzhou Li family?" Emperor Shun asked again.

"Bring it."

"Duan has already contacted Jiang Lin. I think he wants to drive the wolf away and devour the tiger. Let's give him this rare fire, so that we won't be accused of being stingy." Emperor Shun paused and said, "Also, you should speed up the collection of things by your border troops and give him more."

"What the powerful clans can give, I can also give. Don't let them look down on me."

"Driving away the wolf and devouring the tiger, they have a good idea."

This action was exactly what Jiang Lin had guessed before.

Even if the emperor knew that Duan had given him favors, he would not blame him. Instead, he would give him more things to balance it out.

Marshal Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty seems to have some doubts about Jiang Lin? I think that boy is loyal and righteous. If we treat him sincerely, he will not do anything rash even if we don't send him gifts."

"Loyalty and righteousness? There is not so much love and righteousness in this world. It's nothing but conflicts of interest." Emperor Shun said.

Yu Shuai wanted to say something, but Emperor Shun waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Marshal Yu sighed inwardly, and said, "I'll take my leave."

"This old servant will see Marshal Yu off." said the old eunuch.

Yu Shuai nodded and walked out of the palace accompanied by the old eunuch.

Emperor Shun continued to look down at the blurry head portrait on the table. His face was majestic and there was a golden light flowing in his eyes, as if a true god had come to the world.

"The Emperor Taizu was too soft-hearted back then and asked the blacksmith master to borrow the three magic weapons and leave. Otherwise, why hasn't the country been unified by my generation?"

"Gods of heaven?" "Heh..."

Outside the palace, until they were far away from the imperial study, Marshal Yu suddenly said, "Eunuch Tian, ​​can you give His Majesty some advice? Jiang Lin is indeed a man who values ​​friendship. If you use tricks against him, it may cause dissatisfaction, which is exactly what the powerful clans want."

Eunuch Tian said expressionlessly, "Marshal Yu is wrong. Your Majesty has a keen eye, and he can't be wrong. Marshal Yu also knows something about Jiang Lin's role, so why bother saying this."

"But he……"

"I have to go back to serve Your Majesty, so I won't send you any further. Marshal Yu, take care."

Eunuch Tian stopped and bowed slightly, adding at the end: "Be careful with your words."

Yu Shuai said nothing and watched him leave. After a moment, he sighed, shook his head slightly, and left.

At this time in the Daqian Blacksmith Camp, Jiang Lin was still working diligently. In one afternoon, he had already made six weapons.

Such efficiency can be said to be extremely fast. An ordinary blacksmith can be considered good if he can complete four or five pieces a day.

What's more, the ironware made by Jiang Lin are all above precious weapons, which normally requires more time and effort.

Until night fell, the last weapon made today was delivered to a military officer who had been waiting here for a long time according to the previously registered list.

This fourth-rank military commander was extremely happy and fawned over Jiang Lin.

"Thank you, Lord Jiang. I don't know how to repay you, but I have a little sister who is just 17 years old and still unmarried. She is very beautiful..."

Jiang Lin said in a muffled voice: "If you don't leave, I will throw you out."

This man was not a border soldier, but a commander of the garrison camp. Jiang Lin was too lazy to be polite to him.

He was not even nineteen yet, but there were already countless people coming to him every day to introduce girls to him. Everyone wanted such a brother-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, niece-in-law, or even grandson-in-law.

Jiang Lin was quite polite. At most he grabbed the man by the collar and threw him out of the blacksmith camp. He was not too rough.

Old Man Wei came over and said, "You really should think about your personal affairs. Don't your parents want to have a grandson?"

Jiang Lin's face was full of helplessness. Why do older people always like to urge others to get married and have children?

It was like this in my previous life, and I didn’t expect it to be the same here.

"I'm so busy all day that I don't even have time to eat. How can I have time to think about these things? Let's talk about it after I'm done with my work." Jiang Lin said.

"You have to take care of Marshal Yu's million-strong army this year, but there are millions more to come. When will you be done?" Old Man Wei said persistently, "Take some time. It will only take a day or two. It won't delay anything."

Jiang Lin was suddenly overwhelmed. He saw Miao Yonghuai coming over with his head covered, and immediately shouted, "How was your practice today?"

He walked over quickly. Old Man Wei knew that he was deliberately avoiding him. He shook his head. This kid...

Can you escape for a while, but can you escape for a lifetime?
When Jiang Lin got closer, he saw several large bumps on Miao Yonghuai's forehead. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What happened to you? Did you hit your own head?"

Miao Yonghuai subconsciously looked at Sheng Yingchun who was standing beside him, but Sheng Yingchun didn't look away and said, "He was walking carelessly and bumped into the pig iron, right?"

Jiang Lin is not a fool. His three children have already reached the fifth level of martial arts. Even if they really collided, their wounds would not be swollen like this.

What’s more, there are three or four big bags. If hitting them once is not enough, why do you need to hit them several times?

Miao Yonghuai said with a sad face: "I bumped into the pig iron by accident. It has nothing to do with Sister Yingchun."

After all, he is just a child, and it is easy for him to reveal his true feelings when he speaks.

Jiang Lin immediately understood that this must be the so-called bullying in the Blacksmith Camp.

But he didn't intend to do anything about it. He thought, as a little boy, he couldn't even beat a girl, so how dare you come and complain.

"Okay, let's go back and eat." Jiang Lin said.

The high-intensity training over the past few days has allowed the three children to adapt. At least they will not collapse to the ground and be unable to get up after training.

Old Man Wei came over and continued the previous topic, "I have heard of a few nice girls. How about I take you to see them?"

Miao Yonghuai asked curiously, "Grandpa Wei, are you looking for a master's wife for me?"

Jiang Lin immediately turned his head and glared at him. Miao Yonghuai shrank his head in fear and explained, "What I mean is, why doesn't Grandpa Wei find a companion for himself?"

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, even the blacksmith and his apprentice who were passing by stopped there.

Jiang Lin was stunned, then turned to look at Old Man Wei, and suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, Master Wei, I know a few very nice and charming women. I'll take you to meet them later."

Old Man Wei suddenly had a strange expression on his face, and then turned to look at Miao Yonghuai with such a sharp gaze.

The chubby boy was so scared that he quickly ran and hid behind Sheng Yingchun.

In his young mind, adults are scary, and only the even scarier Sister Yingchun can protect him.

Sheng Yingchun, however, did not tolerate it at all. She grabbed the collar and threw it forward, saying coldly, "What kind of man is it to hide behind a woman?"

Miao Yonghuai looked at Grandpa Wei who was staring at him and seemed to be gritting his teeth, and his face completely fell.

These days...are so hard.

He misses his mother.

(End of this chapter)