Chapter 9: The Garrison (2)
Sure enough, the scholarly family, the martial arts won the championship, and when it comes to the righteousness of the country, it is impassioned.
As a former soldier, Chen Daju will always have such a sense of pride.
He secretly admired that when the Ming Dynasty building was about to collapse, there were such "defenders".
"Brother Weng is really standing up to the sky, always having a sense of community, which makes the little brother admire and admire! I don't know what to care for my little brother? ”
When he was a child, he heard Lan Guangu, a professor of history in the Ming and Qing dynasties, say that after the fall of Nanjing, the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yousong, the "Hongguang Emperor", was forcibly boarded and held hostage by the rebel Tian Xiong. Weng Zhiqi couldn't stop it, and watched his master being kidnapped.
Crying, topping himself, sinking into the board of Wuhu.
It shows his loyalty.
Chen Daju admires the loyal and brave people the most, and at this time, he can see Weng Zhiqi himself and listen to his generous statement, which shows that history's evaluation of him is quite consistent.
However, I still feel that he is more than loyal and brave, and his mental quality seems to be a little less interesting.
I don't know if I can stay in the green mountains, aren't you afraid that there will be no firewood?
This kind of suicide to show loyalty, he Chen Daju would never do.
However, he still admires loyal people.
Weng Zhiqi was extremely appreciative of the protection he showed for women when he was in danger just now, and his ability to adapt on the spot, as well as his ruthless methods.
Although the Chen family is rich, there are errands that can not be looked down on in the army. The martial artist is light, and the old man of the Chen family will not let his children become martial artists.
But at this time, when he was employing people, he still wanted to give it a try and bring Chen Daju under his command.
To continue:
"I also have a bit of friendship with Master Lingzun Chen Boda Chen, and the ancestors of your mansion once had a great merit of three champions. If Brother Nuo Xian is interested in serving the imperial court in the army, why not come to the Zhoushan camp and work with Brother Yu to clear the pirates and keep the peace of the party? ”
Chen Daju smiled dumbly, not knowing how to respond.
After all, I just arrived in this troubled world, and I only know a little more about the history of the Ming Dynasty than ordinary people.
Don't dare to stand in line so quickly, lest you lose your life in confusion.
Then he said:
"Brother Weng is very right, but this matter is very important, and I still have to discuss it with my father."
Weng Zhiqi obviously likes him very much, and he is tired of it, and even a little imperative to say:
"Nowadays, there is no shortage of dancing and writing in the imperial court, and there are literati and scholars who can only talk on paper and intrigue with each other. What is lacking is a hot-blooded man like Brother Daju. Just now, the virtuous brother punished those Dongying ronin slightly, which made the people in the city happy. Wouldn't it be nice if your brother and I could work together to drive Haikou and these Dongying Ronin who have caused trouble to the people out of my Daming Sea. ”
Chen Daju had no choice but to nod his head again and again, there was nothing wrong with what he said.
But the premise of development is survival.
Only by surviving in the troubled times can we show our strength in the future and seek opportunities for development.
His career in the army not only made him more courageous and loyal, but also taught him to be cautious and responsible.
Anyway, I have parents in Daming, a daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door, and more than 100 people in the house to support.
If it is in a peaceful and prosperous world, it is not good to mix outside, or if you don't want to mix, you can come back to inherit the family business.
In this chaotic era in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the parents are getting old, and there is no one in the family who has nothing to do, so it is still not good after all.
What's more, he still serves in the army, although he is a Ming official army, but after all, he is already at the end of his crossbow.
It's better to keep the family business first and develop obscenely.
Thinking of this, Chen Daju felt a trace of sourness in his heart, and he didn't know that his parents were okay in the 21st century.
"Brother Daju, I will be stationed at the Chenghuang Temple in the west of the city on this trip. It was as short as three days, as long as five days, and after collecting grain and grass, I returned to the Zhoushan camp. After Brother Xian gets Ling Zun's permission, he can come to me. ”
Weng Zhiqi glanced at the little guy next to him.
The little guy admired Chen Daju's skills just now, and respectfully handed him a "talisman card".
"With this talisman, the virtuous brother can go to the Zhoushan camp to find me. The foolish brother still has the heavy responsibility of collecting grain, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so don't pass it here. ”
Chen Daju didn't know where Weng Zhiqi's confidence came from, so he would definitely go back to Zhoushan Daying to find him?
A warp in the brain! However, this person is heart-to-heart, straightforward, but a little like me Chen Daju, can be friends.
It's just that this emotional intelligence doesn't dare to compliment, so I'm not afraid that I will take your "talisman card" and break into your barracks in the middle of the night and rob your grain and grass?
No wonder as soon as the master died, he killed himself and died to repay the master.
If you have a chance in the future, you will have to dial him a little.
Chen Daju and his party of four made way for Weng Zhiqi's team to leave.
Dozens of wagons, sacks loaded with grain, piled high, escorted by hundreds of people, marched to the west of the city.
In the ranks, except for the sergeants who are dressed up in strong clothes and carry weapons. There were also many young men dressed in tattered clothes, ragged clothes, and empty-handed, just helping to carry the sacks on the side.
"Hey, young grandmother, it seems that there is another famine."
Laixi pointed to the young men in ragged clothes and sighed.
"No, there are floods in the summer and locust plagues in the fall. In winter, it is even more terrifying, and it is not uncommon to see refugees freezing to death in the street markets outside. In winter, the slaves and maids did not dare to go out alone, for fear that they would meet these poor lonely ghosts as soon as they stepped out of the door. ”
Qingzhu said as he spoke, as if he had seen it now, and leaned towards Tang Yun'er.
"Yes, young grandmother, when I was young, it was also because of the famine at home, and my parents wanted to send me to the officers and soldiers who came down to collect grain, so as to find a way to live. Although it is possible that he will die in a foreign land and never come back, he will not starve to death immediately. Master Chen came down to collect grain at that time, and saw that I was small and frail, but he took pity on this only seedling in my family, so he accepted me as a miscellaneous domestic servant in the house. ”
Laixi said as he spoke, his eyes were already wet.
Was the famine really so terrible at the end of the Ming Dynasty? Is it so common for the road to have frozen bones?
Chen Daju deliberately slowed down.
Take a closer look at this bustling street market that runs through the east and west.
On the shore, there are also several entrances and exits of alleys, where there are groups of refugees dressed in tatters.
Some of the "lords and wives" were begging, and some were already leaning against the corners of the wall, waiting for their companions to bring water and food.
A little girl in her teens was sobbing next to a scrawny old man.
"Grandpa, I'm hungry."
"Chun'er, don't cry, come and eat this."
The old man took out a small half of the black thing from his bosom, broke it a little, and put it in the girl's mouth.
"Ahem~~, grandpa, bitter." The little girl wanted to spit out what she had just chewed twice.
"Good granddaughter, swallow it, swallow it and you won't be hungry."
The old man swallowed a mouthful of saliva himself, but was reluctant to eat, and took the remaining half back into his arms.
The little girl stared up at the old man with tears in her eyes, swallowed it with difficulty, retched twice, and tears slid down her little face.
A red mole under the corner of the mouth was washed out to make it unusually shiny.
It stands out on a dirty face covered with dirt.
Chen Daju subconsciously touched various places on his body that might be carrying silver or silver tickets.
However, it did not pay off.
Tang Yun'er urged on the side:
"Big move, we've got to hurry. I was delayed for a long time. If it's too late, the prefect may not be in the house. ”
The little girl's sobs did not attract the pity of passers-by.
Everyone is numb to shuttle through this bustling avenue, and everyone has their own way to go.
How can you manage so much of other people's affairs?
Chen Daju sighed, listened to Tang Yun'er's words, and quickened his pace.
Said to Laixi:
"You remember this alley, come out of the prefect in a while, be sure to return from this alley, I have important things to do."
Laixi, Qingzhu and Tang Yun'er didn't realize that the eldest young master had compassion for the little girl and wanted to help the old and the young.
Although they are both hard-working people, they have also become accustomed to being more and more indifferent to the experiences of others.
At most, it's just a matter of feeling sorry for someone for a few minutes, because there's nothing they can do about it.
It's just that this young master must have wanted to have fun in the nearby fireworks place again.
Laixi answered smoothly.
Tang Yun'er shook her head helplessly, just now she felt that her little husband was like a man who stood up to the sky, but he didn't change his life, and he didn't get down to business, so he thought about going to "Blissful Place" to be happy.