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"I didn't expect that when we meet again, we will already be enemies of each other." Chu Pu raised his head and sighed with emotion in the falling snow, "When I saw you two brothers at the rare objects appreciation party, I knew that in the future, I would definitely be the loser. There will be a place for two.”
After coming out of the Foreign Affairs Office, Yu Heng felt that the pressure on her body suddenly became much lighter. Facing this old acquaintance, she seemed to have regained the feeling of being in Xu State.
"You actually still remember me," Gong Shufeng lowered his head slightly, "I was just an unknown person at that time."
In terms of age, the two are almost the same generation, but there is a huge difference in status. There are many capable people among public losers, and the production of magic weapons and mechanisms relies heavily on experience, so talented juniors are not uncommon. But the outstanding Qi sensers were different... As the leader of the younger generation, Chu Pu was always the center of attention wherever he went. At that time, Gong Shufeng could only look up to him.
"The little mechanism you made is very interesting. I even asked someone to order one in private." Chu Pu said with a smile, "But then I put it away to avoid being seen by others. You should know the reason."
Gongshu Feng remained silent.
"All the alchemists believe that the Privy Council and the Public Loser are like water and fish. We will continue to reuse the magical weapons and mechanisms of the Public Loser, and the Public Loser will also gain a lot of wealth and a high status." Chu Pu paused. , "Until you betray the family."
She stopped and looked at Gong Shufeng, "Do you know what happened behind Gong Shufeng's house?"
This was also one of the things that Chu Pu couldn't understand - at that time Gongshu Jin openly appeared on the battlefield against the Privy Council, and Qixing only knew that something was wrong with Gongshu. . But what happened afterwards was completely beyond everyone's surprise. Gong Shuwang did not choose to clean up his family, but took all the responsibility on himself and committed suicide by taking poison. Subsequently, fierce internal fighting broke out among the public losers, and they eventually split. Some people left Xu State and disappeared from the country, while the rest believed that there were traitors within the family and demanded severe punishment for those who fled.
This undoubtedly shook the foundation of the Seven Star Privy Council.
In order not to affect the morale of the frontline combat team, the superiors suppressed the matter and strictly blocked the news. Only the alchemists in Yongding City knew that the public loser was in despair.
Gong Shufeng shook his head, "I have severed contact with my family, and surrendering to Jin Xia is also a personal act. Mr. Chu should not embarrass Gong Shufeng, right?"
Chu Pu briefly recounted what he had heard.
After hearing this, Gong Shufeng looked surprised, and then there was a hint of sadness in his eyes, "Grandma, did she... commit suicide..."
"The death of Gong Shuwang can be said to be the direct cause of the turmoil in the Gong Shu family. And you are inseparable from her death..." Chu Pu sighed softly, "Although we cannot investigate the reason why she did this, But it is a fact that you rebelled, and it is also a fact that the public losers were seriously injured. Do you ever regret everything you have done now?"
Gong Shufeng was silent for a long time, and then said, "No, if you give me the choice again, I will still do it."
"you-"
"He really is a traitor!"
The guards of the Yuheng Envoy couldn't help but reprimanded.
Even Chu Pu was quite surprised. She originally wanted to use this incident to make Gong Shufeng feel guilty and help her plead with Xia Fan, but the other party showed no intention of repenting. Judging from Gong Shufeng's attitude, he really didn't look like a ruthless person, which made Chu Pu puzzled. She raised her hand and asked her subordinates to restrain their emotions, "Why?"
"...you really want to know?"
"I have a lot of time."
"Then please go to a place with me." Gong Shufeng thought for a while and said.
The group of people waited on the side of the road for a while until a huge motorcycle drove up.
"What is this..." Yu Hengshi's eyes widened.
"Public transportation vehicles are generally called buses by local people." He boarded the vehicle first. "The place we want to go is a bit far, so we have to rely on it to get there."
No, of course she knew it was a machine creation, but it seemed that this thing was not exclusive to the Foreign Affairs Museum, but could be used by everyone. Because she saw with her own eyes that there were other people sitting in the car. Judging from their dress, these passengers were ordinary people!
Wait... public transportation
Taken literally, this car is really for public use.
Qi Guo and the Qixing Privy Council are still in a state of war. Instead of using precious magic weapon resources to go to the front line, they are instead traveling in the rear instead of carriages? This is too luxurious!
"We can just sit in the back." Gongshu Feng led Yu Heng to the back of the vehicle and found an empty seat to sit down. Yu Heng made a rough count and found that there were about forty seats in a car, and the number of passengers was less than half.
Considering that the other party had not contacted her in advance, another surprising guess came to her mind.
This car is traveling on a fixed route regardless of whether there are people on it or not!
This is true even when empty!
If her guess is correct, this is not even a luxury, it is simply a naked waste!
Magical weapons and mechanisms are not stable things. Even if there are many people who sense Qi, there will still be wear and tear on the creation of the mechanism. Any qualified ruler should not waste limited resources on meaningless things.
Chu Pu endured it for a long time before suppressing his doubts.
The enemy's waste is a good thing... She recited this sentence three times in her mind and warned herself not to say too much.
"Do you think this car is a bit redundant?" Gong Shufeng suddenly asked.
The Yuheng envoy suddenly felt that he was choking on his saliva - the doubts that he had finally suppressed suddenly came back at this moment, "Ahem... Is there any? This... is actually not bad. I can understand... when a new king holds power. Whenever possible, I will always find some way to show off my great achievements.”
For example, building towers and statues.
Motorcycles may also be included.
"This is Abbot Xia's project and has nothing to do with His Majesty." Gongshu Feng said, "In fact, there are many people who oppose him... because the price is too cheap. Ordinary people only need to spend about the same amount of money as breakfast porridge. To be able to ride on this car, and to build such a locomotive, it costs the price of a house.”
"Isn't that a loss-making business?" Chu Pu frowned.
"Indeed." Gongshu Feng said without hesitation, "As far as I know, this project has not brought any income to the Secretariat, but has incurred a lot of losses. If it were not for Mr. Xia's request, it would definitely not be implemented."
"Why would he do this?"
Because he is deeply trusted by the king, can he be confident
"Because it will be more convenient for civilians."
"… What?"
"Because it can be convenient for civilians." Gong Shufeng repeated it again.
"That's it?" Chu Pu doubted his ears for a moment.
"Yes, that's it." Gong Shufeng smiled, "In other words, all the bizarre-sounding policies implemented by that gentleman have this purpose."