Wang Du sent all the people out and let them move around at will, but they were only roughly given a designated area. The only exception is Tan Yuan and Shao Yun, Wang Du asked them to visit Zhang Fu, a classmate of martial arts, and the two of them happily accepted this task, thinking that Wang Du was very sympathetic to them, and they talked to Zhang Fu in martial arts. Now that they are in Beiping, they can't say anything if they don't go to Zhang Fu's house to visit, so the two of them went out to inquire and came in the direction of Xizhimen.

Mingyufang is located near Xizhimen, which is the largest residential point in Beiping, and the neighborhood is more prosperous, and Zhang Yu's mansion is located here. After arriving, Tan Yuan and the others handed over the post, and the porter heard that it was a friend of the young master, so he hurried in to pass in. The two waited for a stick of incense, and the porter ran out and said, "The two sons, the young master is on duty today and has not come back, but the master is at home, please invite the two sons in." The two nodded in agreement, and were led to the antechamber to sit down, and the servants served tea and withdrew.

Tan Yuan and Shao Yun observed the surroundings and found that the front hall was very elegantly decorated, with several landscape paintings hanging on the wall, but on the screen behind the main seat facing the door, there was an embroidered picture of a "tiger descending the mountain", the picture was a snow-capped mountain, the tiger stood on the slope, the front legs were slightly bent, the toes were exposed to the claws, the tiger's mouth was slightly open, and the eyes were shot diagonally downward. The two glanced at each other, and they could see from the meaning of this painting that the Zhang family was worthy of being a military family, and Wen Bi's talent really had a family history.

In the middle of the two-person evaluation, the family opened the door, and an old man came in, tall, red-faced and purple-haired, dignified in appearance, looking forward to life between walking, and did not wait for the family to introduce him after coming in. The old man directly arched his hand and said: "Old man Zhang Yu, the two little brothers are friends of Wen Bi?" ”

Hearing that it was Zhang Fu's father, the two hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Shibo, the little nephew Tan Yuan/Shao Yun and Wen Bi are siblings, and they only came to visit today, please don't be surprised." ”

"Hahaha, how come? It's too late for the old man to be happy, Wangzhi, Yixiang, the old man heard Wen Bi talk about the two of you, saying that you are the best talent in martial arts, and your martial arts are not as good as him, but Tao is far above him, so you are here today, and the old man will hurry over to take a look. Not bad, not bad, really good, what a talent. Saying that, Zhang Yu sat down in the main seat and looked at the two of them carefully. Tan Yuan is a native of Sichuan, not tall, slightly dark, thin, and impressively his eyes are sharp and compelling; Shao Yun is a native of Yingtianfu, taller, fair-skinned, and handsome, but after sitting down, he immediately has a lazy and idle feeling, and he seems to be unable to lift his spirits. Zhang Yu saw it in his eyes and admired in his heart, since these two people entered the door, they have stood and walked with their chests up and their waists straight, they are standard soldiers, according to his son, this is the result of standing in a military posture. Thinking of his son, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh, Zhang Fu came back from martial arts, and was promoted to a thousand households, he planned to train according to the method of martial arts, but he was opposed by his subordinates, and the progress was slow.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu said with a smile: "Two virtuous nephews, are you now serving in the Taisun Guard?" ”

"Yes, Nozomi / Yixiang is now a staff officer of the Staff Office."

"What does a staff officer do?"

"Shibo, His Royal Highness once said: The staff officer is the external brain of the commander, and his responsibility is mainly to implement the commander's strategic intentions to each unit, form perfect and operable instructions, and at the same time analyze the battle situation and check and fill in the gaps in the commander."

"Well," Zhang Yu twisted his beard and said, "This seems to be what the master did, what did your staff officers do during this tour of the northwest?" ”

"Shibo," Tan Yuan arched his hand: "This time to inspect the northwest, all the night non-collection is under the command of the staff office, the surrounding terrain, water sources, enemies, the selection of camps, the non-combat attrition of soldiers, etc., will be summarized to the staff office, we will analyze under the leadership of Lord Wang, determine how to camp, how to set up sentry posts, how to march, and so on." ”

"Oh, that's it, the old man understands, by the way, you two are both prisoners, right, how did you join the army?"

"Shibo, Wangzhi was originally a prisoner, and His Royal Highness was transferred when he founded the martial arts, although he had some ideas at first, but now he has completely adapted to it."

"Huh? Will you prisoners join the army in the future? ”

Tan Yuan and Shao Yun glanced at each other, laughed, got up and said: "Your Highness has a saying: Who has written history for 10,000 years, looking for a marquis three thousand miles away." We must be people who write history, not people who write history. ”

Zhang Yu couldn't help but be a little surprised, there are very few scholars who are willing to join the army, judging from the answers between these two people, they are all talents, and they are willing to join the army, which can't help but make people sigh, is the charm of martial arts so great? Or is that His Highness so charismatic?

The three of them continued to chat, Zhang Yu asked very carefully, and asked them in detail about what they had seen and heard during their trip to the north, and Tan Yuan and the others also knew everything, describing in detail what they knew, which was also explained by Wang Du.

It was almost dark, Zhang Fu came back, he had already learned the news of Tan Yuan and Shao Yunlai from his family, so when he got home, he went straight to the front hall, and shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Wangzhi, Yixiang, I miss me." Hugging the two tightly, Tan Yuan and Shao Yun were also very excited, Zhang Yu was a little moved when he saw this scene, but there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

In the evening, Zhang Yu stayed for dinner, during which Zhang Yu's wife Wang, Zhang Fu's two younger brothers Zhang Hui and Zhang Xuan also accompanied them one by one, Zhang Hui is 16 years old this year, and Zhang Hui is only 12 years old. At the banquet, the Wang family was very interested in Shao Yun, and asked about his family situation very gossips, where does the family live, and whether he has any relatives? What do parents do? When I heard that Shao Yun was born in prison, and when he was twenty years old this year and had not yet married, he became even more enthusiastic. Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu were also a little helpless when they saw this scene, Tan Yuan couldn't help but sigh that sure enough, people are good-looking or take advantage, he is such a big living person standing here, but he is a little darker, shorter, and a little worse in appearance, so no one pays attention to it, and he has to turn his grief and anger into a meal, and compete with the food in front of him.

At the table, Shao Yun's face was red when he was asked by Wang, and in the end, Zhang Yu made a round and stopped Wang, otherwise Wang would have called his daughter out on the spot. After they were full of wine and food, Tan Yuan and Shao Yun resigned, and after the Wang family knew that the two of them were going to stay in Beiping for five days, they would let them live in the mansion. The two had to promise that they would come over tomorrow, Shao Yun was even more anxious and sweaty, and finally Zhang Fu made a round and made a guarantee, and the Wang family relented.

Zhang Fu personally sent them out, and when he arrived outside the mansion, he laughed, pointed at Shao Yun and said, "Yixiang, you must come tomorrow, my mother has taken a fancy to you and wants you to be my brother-in-law." ”

Shao Yun said with embarrassment: "Wen Bi, don't be kidding, I'm here for the first time today, my aunt shouldn't mean that." ”

Zhang Fu smiled and said: "This, my mother is worried that my sister can't get married all day long, and when she sees a young talent, she can't help but ask if she is married, etc., it's not the first time I've seen it." ”

Tan Yuan interjected: "Wen Bi, why is my aunt worried that my sister won't be able to get married? Don't? ”

Zhang Fu glanced at Tan Yuan, suddenly understood, and patted Tan Yuan's shoulder heavily, Tan Yuan was originally a scholar, so he couldn't help but scream, covered his shoulder and said, "Wen Bi, why are you beating people?" ”

"It's you who beats you, let you think about it, my sister is a rare beauty, she reads a lot, has a high spirit, and she wants to surpass her in literature before she marries, because she has been smart since she was a child, she is very favored, and her parents are used to her, but now she is sixteen, and she hasn't married yet, and her mother is a little anxious, and when she sees that Shao Yun is a scholar, she can't help but ask about the situation, hehe."

"I'm also a reader, why didn't you ask me?"

"You?" Zhang Fu smiled and said, "Hehe, I don't know either." Ha ha. ”

"You Zhang Wenbi, dare to laugh at me, see if I don't clean you up!" Tan Yuan picked up his fist and gave it to Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu was not to be outdone, the two naturally scuffled together, Shao Yun hurriedly went up to fight, but he was also fisted inexplicably, so he was furious and also participated in the brawl. Zhang Fu's combat effectiveness was much stronger, so Tan Yuan and Shao Yun dealt with one of them, and after a while, all three of them had blue noses and swollen faces, and then after that, all three of them were lying on the ground, laughing.

After a long time, Zhang Fu stood up, helped Tan Yuan and Shao Yun up, and said, "Wangzhi and Yixiang, I am really happy to see the two brothers today." I'll send it here, and tomorrow morning I'll visit Lord Wang at the inn. ”

"Okay, take care." The three of them parted.