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Chapter 78 Su Dingfang

"Brother Su, Bai happened to know a friend from Zhongcaotang. He is a good trauma treatment and is now outside Fanlou..."

Li Chengdao squatted down, looked at Zhu Shaojun who was dying, and looked at the fire stick on his right hand. This was a half-person-high bamboo pole. At this time, one end had exploded. From the black burning marks above, it can be seen that the part of the bamboo pole that exploded should have been violently exploded.

There was a faint smell of sulfur in the air, and Li Chengdao twitched his nose. Yes, it must be the smell of black gunpowder.

According to normal historical progress, during the Sui Dynasty, the tripartite system gunpowder of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal was born, but it should have been officially formed at the end of the 9th century.

Now, the boy Zhu Shaojun had black gunpowder and a simple spurt gun with a bamboo pole as the gun rod, which really surprised Li Chengdao. He was sure that it would be impossible for the East Palace to leak the formula of black gunpowder, so where did the black gunpowder in the boy's hand come from?

"We have to send this friend to treatment as soon as possible."

Su Dingfang tore off a large piece of it from his brocade clothes and hurriedly bandaged it up for Zhu Shaojun to prevent him from dying from losing too much blood.

At this time, Sun Xing rushed in at the gate of Fanlou. Li Chengdao pretended to be a friend and said a few words to him. Then several people carried Zhu Shaojun onto a stretcher and sent him to Zhongcaotang for treatment.

"Brother Su, is it a time to come to Fanlou to attend the poetry meeting?"

After the Turks were arrested and Zhu Shaojun was carried away again, Fanlou returned to its former liveliness. The tables and chairs were placed on again, and the blood on the ground was quickly dragged away. Everything seemed to have not happened. Sometimes, there were still people pointing at the private rooms where the Turks were staying on the second floor, but no one dared to say anything. When it comes to Turkic spies, the Turks were stronger than the Tang Dynasty. If they talk nonsense, they would be imprisoned.

"Haha, Su was invited by his companions, so he was considered to be attending a poetry meeting. However, Su was not very proficient in chanting poetry and lyrics, so he just watched the excitement and watched the singing and dancing."

After a series of things, the few people became familiar with each other. With Li Chengdao's eloquence and emotional intelligence, they narrowed the distance between the two in just a few words.

"Haha, Brother Su is humble. We are also here to attend the poetry meeting. Since Brother Su's friends have not arrived yet, why don't we go in and wait?"

"It's extreme, it's extreme."

Although Su Dingfang had just shown his super force, he had always been generous, righteous, not care about trivial matters, and was very polite to others. After a greeting, the three of them entered the inner courtyard of Fanlou.

The inner courtyard of Fanlou covers a wide area. Because of the news, the first courtesan of Chang'an, Li Shishi, will appear in this poetry meeting, and will dance a song [Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix] for the leader of this poetry meeting. Therefore, there are many people coming to this poetry meeting. Almost all the literati who think they are a little literary in Chang'an City have come over as long as there is nothing important. At a rough look, it is nearly 500 people, which is really a grand occasion.

Because of the poetry meeting, the inner courtyard of Fanlou temporarily set up a platform, and there were tables for people to write poetry on both sides. A group of beautiful singers in the middle were dancing gracefully, and literati and poets gathered together to recite poems and couplets.

At this time, the inner courtyard also knew what happened in the outer courtyard. A group of scholars shouted and scolded the Turkic barbarians in anger. Various sharp-toned poems continued to appear, which attracted cheers around.

Li Chengdao and Su Dingfang had no intention of making a comeback. The two found a remote corner to sit down. Only Zhang Erhe and other playboys, rolled up their sleeves early, spitting out the situation of their battle against the Turks and the people in the inner courtyard. They all had red faces and thick necks, as if they hadn't blocked the Turks just now, Fanlou would have been demolished by those Turkic barbarians.

"...It's quite lively, by the way, Brother Bai, is that your general?"

After two glasses of wine, Su Dingfang became interested in the rock behind Li Chengdao.

"Haha, that's right. I usually accompany me to walk around. After all, I'm so big that most people are afraid of seeing it, which saves a lot of trouble." Li Chengdao smiled, "Brother Dingfang, you have extraordinary martial arts skills and never lose your limits against the cruel Turkic people. You really have great martial arts skills and extraordinary demeanor. Brother Dingfang, since you have such skills, the north is not peaceful now, and the Turks often plague the northern border of our Tang Dynasty. Do you have any plans to join the army?"

Li Chengdao casually fooled the matter of the Rock, and in a few words, he shifted the topic back to Su Dingfang.

Faced with Li Chengdao's inquiry, Su Dingfang fell silent. He took a sip of wine without saying a word, and then shook his head with a wry smile.

Seeing that he did not answer, Li Chengdao's eyes turned slightly: "Bai heard that there was a young man from Wuyi, Jizhou (now Wuyi County, Hebei Province). He was brave and powerful, and had a great courage."

"When he was fifteen years old, he followed his father to fight and took the lead in charge of the battle many times. After his father's death, the county magistrate of Xindu County (Jizhou) ordered the young man to take over his father's command of his subordinates. He defeated Zhang Jincheng, the leader of the rebels in the south of the county, and then defeated Yang Gongqing, the leader of the rebels in the west of the county, and pursued more than 20 miles of deserters and killed many prisoners. From then on, the rebels did not dare to approach the borders of prefectures and counties, and the villages all rely on their protection."

"But this young man was also in bad luck. He first defected to the tent of Dou Jiande, the leader of the Hebei rebel army. After Dou Jiande was defeated, he followed Gao Yaxian to join Dou Jiande's former general Liu Heita, participated in the conquest of the city and made many military achievements. The following year, Gao Yaxian was killed in the battle of Mingshui. In the sixth year of Wude (623), Liu Heita was defeated and killed. This young man was almost thirty years old, so he retired to his hometown and had no news anymore."

Li Chengdao looked straight at Su Dingfang, and after hearing Li Chengdao's words, Su Dingfang's eyes gradually became blurred. Finally, he sighed heavily and said nothing.

"This young man's name is Su Dingfang! But you Dingfang!"

Li Chengdao refused to let go.

"Oh, it's better not to mention the past. One step is wrong, every step is wrong. I just want to be a rich man in the rest of my life. The war in the Tang Dynasty has nothing to do with me, Su Dingfang. Brother Bai, don't mention it again."

Su Dingfang waved his hand and signaled Li Chengdao not to say anything further.

Seeing this, Li Chengdao frowned deeply. At the important pass of the Turkic invasion, he stayed up and stayed up for days and nights. At this moment, he had to take time to visit the brothel. One of the important purposes was to Su Dingfang, the future rising battle star in the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, Su Dingfang was recruited by Li Shimin and re-entered into the Tang army. But now it was his turn to Li Chengdao, but he encountered unprecedented resistance and he had no intention of joining the army.

What should I do? Such subjective intentions cannot be forced.

Li Chengdao was in a dilemma. Do you have to directly indicate your identity? But even if you show your identity, can Su Dingfang be devoted? Will it aggravate Su Dingfang's disgust?
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