Chapter 113 A Letter from an Old Friend in Qingzhou

According to Shen Kuo's calendar of the twelve solar terms, two months have passed since I returned from Qingzhou at the end of April. Now it is the hottest time of July and the weather is turning cooler.

When it was just getting dark, you could see big Mars falling from the west, so it was called Liuhuo, but it did not mean fire falling from the sky.

Shen Kuo is truly an all-rounder.

Zhu Kezhen, a famous meteorologist in modern times, also praised Shen Kuo's "Twelve Solar Calendar", saying: Such a thorough solar calendar is more ideal than the current calendar. The time for farmers to plough in spring, plant in summer, harvest in autumn, and store in winter all depends on the solar terms. The calendar created by Shen Cai is the most in line with the needs of the people.

His book "Dream Pool Essays" can be said to be a guiding book for carrying out various work in Liangshan.

Whether it is iron smelting, military training, land reclamation, shipbuilding, or medicine, one book covers it all.

If this person had not passed away, he would have been kidnapped and brought to Liangshan to take the throne.

Unfortunately, this great scientific talent, who only appears once in hundreds of years in China, has been dead for thirty years.

"Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen is just good at firing cannons..."

"Where can I find someone who can make cannons?"

'...'

Cao Jie secretly regretted that his high school grades in his previous life were not very ideal and he never went to college. Now he couldn't even burn cement, build a clay blast furnace, or blow glass.

"Ugh!"

The life and soul inheritance of others is either from bloodthirsty beasts or immortal gods in heaven. They have all the fundamental laws and fighting methods. To me, it is just a previous life.

It's fine if I have to work hard to acquire my skills, it's just a matter of hard work and sweat. But I can't replicate the industrial knowledge system of my previous life even if I rack my brains...

'Huh! '

Cao Jie found a name from his distant memory, Liu Hui Niang from "The Outlaws of Marsh".

Naturally, he had never read "Outlaws of the Marsh", but he had read several fan fictions about Water Margin in his previous life. The lecherous author arranged a harem for the protagonist, among which was a Liu Hui Niang, who was said to have the ability of Huang Yueying in the Three Kingdoms and was good at mechanical engineering.

Things like "Water-Defending Bucket", "Flying Divine Thunder", "Earth-Trapping Ghost House", "Steel Wheel Fire Cabinet", and "Underwater Rapid Fire" are extremely sharp.

'Liu Hui Niang, The Outlaws of the Bandits, is she in this world?'

"If there is Liu Huiniang, there is Chen Liqing; if there is Chen Liqing, there is Chen Xizhen..."

'Forget it, it's still not good.'

While Cao Jie was secretly feeling sad, several letters arrived from Qingzhou at full speed.

The first letter was from Wu Song.

He talked about the big and small things that happened during the past two months as the military commander in Qingzhou.

That "Thunderfire" Qin Ming disliked him. After all, he had taken away the official position of his apprentice Huang Xin. It would be strange if he had a good face. Naturally, he suppressed Wu Song everywhere.

But Wu Song was not a freeloader. With his two snowflake iron swords and his great skills, he managed to secure his position as the military commander despite the pressure from his superior, the commander of the command department.

In addition, the three mountains were all his allies, so he led 300 soldiers deep into the Sanshan area, successfully suppressed the bandits, and wiped out the bandits on a small hill.

With such military achievements in hand, even Governor Murong, the top leader of Qingzhou, looked at Wu Song with admiration.

After all, he got the credit for suppressing bandits without spending much money, who wouldn't like such a brave general?

With Murong Yanda as his backer, Wu Song was able to gain a firm foothold in Qingzhou.

The second letter was from Hua Rong, thanking his brother for helping him take the position of commander of the village. With the support of food and wages, he had already started training archers in the village.

He specifically asked when his brother would go to Qingzhou again. He also tactfully said that his sister Hua Baoyan was old enough to get married, and he couldn't leave Qingfeng Village, so he was willing to send her to Yuncheng and let his brother find a good family for her.

Cao Jie had met Hua Baoyan twice. She was indeed a heroic and beautiful girl.

As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first, but there is also a saying that a rabbit does not eat grass near its burrow. I don’t know what Hua Rong means!
Cao Jie shook his head, burned two letters with candles, and then picked up the third letter.

The words on the envelope make people feel comfortable at first glance. They are dignified and majestic, not much inferior to those of Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan.

"Mrs. Li finally wrote me a reply!"

Cao Jie opened the letter carefully and read it word by word.

The letter was normal, just greetings between pen pals, and asking if she had any new poems or lyrics recently. She had actually written two short poems, and wrote this letter specifically for Cao Jie to review.

Cao Jie picked up the pen and licked the ink on the inkstone.

Under the guidance of the "sacred calligrapher" Xiao Rang, his calligraphy has improved a lot. He did not write poetry, but wrote about the people's livelihood and human suffering in various places...

You can't tease her with poetry every time. As the saying goes, nine times shallow and one time deep, you have to make her feel itchy and wait for your next letter in anticipation.

After writing a letter to Wu Song, Hua Rong and Madam Li respectively, Cao Jie went to look for Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng.

As for Liu Huiniang and Chen Liqing, who he just thought of, he needed to make a careful calculation with them.

When Gongsun Sheng was in Liangshan, he actually just went to a different place to practice seclusion.

Moreover, the steam rising from Liangshan Lake made it more suitable for a dragon like him to practice water magic than the two immortal mountains, such as refining one yuan of heavy water.

Gongsun Sheng sat cross-legged by the water, sensing it vaguely. He felt that the 800-li Liangshan Lake was filled with rich water vapor, and was countless times larger than Erxian Mountain.

He sat cross-legged on a piece of blue stone and closed his eyes in meditation. He activated the Qingshui True Method and a layer of light mist rose from the surface of the lake. As if it had a spirit, it penetrated into Gongsun Sheng's body.

The true water spiritual energy surged in his body, filling his limbs and bones. It was like soaking in clear spring water, and all 48,000 pores on his body were relaxed.

After the Qinglong True Method was completed, Gongsun Sheng thought to himself: "If it weren't for the surging power of the world on the mountain, this place could really be considered a paradise. What a pity, the water park can only exist for 500 years. The Yellow River will choose its way and this place will no longer exist! In the end, it can only be considered a pseudo-blessed place! No wonder no one has established a Taoist school here..."

"Mr. Gongsun."

Seeing Gongsun Sheng finish his training, Cao Jie walked over from under the shade of the tree.

"Yeah, brother."

"Are you free, sir?"

"Brother, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"I need you to estimate a few people..."

Cao Jie mentioned Liu Huiniang and Chen Liqing, but he had no information about their birth dates, appearance or age, which really made Gongsun Sheng feel embarrassed.

After a long while, Gongsun Sheng frowned and said, "This Liu Hui Niang that my brother mentioned should be such a person. As for Chen Liqing, I have figured out a little bit. She seems to have been disturbed by someone. But the person who cast the spell is not very powerful, so I was able to see a flaw."

"..."

Cao Jie frowned tightly and asked for the information of the two women again.

Gongsun Sheng just shook his head.

After a long while, Cao Jie finally said, "Sir, please help me calculate the whereabouts of the dwarf tiger Wang Ying. Two months ago, he escaped from Qingfeng Mountain in Qingzhou and has been missing ever since. I will not forgive this murderer..."

(End of this chapter)