Chapter 3: Morning Dew (No. 4)

On the fourth day after the news of Wang Mazi's accident was sent to Juluze, Zhang Jin said that he quickly killed him. He brought nearly five hundred guards with him, and there were about twenty-odd soldiers in the distance behind him. But such a large procession did not look very vigorous, and the faces of the brothers were very tired, and they were covered with a layer of dust like their leather and cloth armor, but no one wanted to wipe them carefully.

Cheng Mingzhen had already prepared for Zhang Jincheng's reaction, and when he heard that the team had passed Ji Mingze, he immediately led the two of them with Du Juan to lead the soldiers to meet him. The two parties happened to meet outside the city, and the husband and wife jumped off their mounts and stood on the side of the road. Zhang Jin said that he also got off the saddle and dismounted, threw the reins to others, and strode forward to help.

After careful calculation, he has been the king for more than two months, and under the teaching of several Confucian scholars hired by heavy money, he has faintly carried a bit of dragon power in his behavior, and the words and intonation when speaking are also very different from before.

Cheng Mingzhen was not surprised by this. As the saying goes, there are no rules. Throughout the ages, everyone who is lonely and widowed, whether they are born in a poor household in Luzuo or a barbarian outside the Saiwai, will "inherit" a complete set of etiquette from the legendary Zhou Dynasty to show their orthodoxy. And the more you lack self-confidence in your heart, the more you pay attention to external red tape. Not to mention, it was a few Hu court courts that were rampant in the Central Plains back then, and the palace was filthy, but the court had to sit upright, and the ministers would be punished with capital punishment if they spoke a little too much.

For Zhang Jin, who suddenly changed his appearance, Du Juan was very uncomfortable. frowned and barely finished the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and immediately glanced behind Zhang Jincheng's back, and asked with a smile: "Second uncle, why didn't you bring Sister Liu'er with you this time?" Is there something urgent she can't get out of? Or do you feel that I didn't have a good reception last time and don't want to come? ”

"Uh-huh!" Zhang Jin said that he was so angry that he coughed, shook the long sleeves of his robe vigorously, and responded in a dumb voice: "She, did you say Liu Cairen?" She hasn't been feeling well lately, so the lonely family let her stay in Zezhong to raise her! ”

"Talented?" Du Juan was stunned for a while, and it took a long time to remember that the current Zhang Jincheng was no longer a big boss, but a dignified prince. With a little willow, he also has a grade, and he was named a five-grade talent. And in the palace that Zhang Jin said, there are more than 20 kinds of titles above the talented people in Liu'er, such as Jieyu, Zhaorong, and Guifei, which are not easy to remember.

"Yes, lonely Liu Cairen!" Zhang Jincheng glanced at Du Juan, emphasizing Liu'er's grade and belonging.

It's a pity that this hint is too subtle and doesn't work at all for people like Cuckoo. She just stuck out her tongue, apologized slightly, and then smiled again and asked, "Sick?" Sister Liu'er won't be happy? Zhang Erbo, you are really capable! ”

"No, it's just an occasional chill!" Zhang Jin said that he wanted to put up a straight face and say a few words of scolding, but he was laughed at by Du Juan's second half of the question, "Besides, even if she is pregnant, what does it have to do with my ability?" ”

"The big boss has a son again! Isn't that the skill? The cuckoo tilted his head, taking care of himself blindly, and did not look at Zhang Jincheng's face at all.

was so disturbed by her, and the solemn atmosphere that everyone had finally created was gone. In desperation, Zhang Jin said that he had no choice but to throw away the prince's shelf for the time being, and said with a smile: "You girl, you haven't learned anything after marrying a reader!" I thought Xiao Jiu could teach you well, but I guess in the end, even he will have to be taken into the wild by you! ”

"What is Sven?" There was a bit of disdain in the cuckoo's smile. "Just think one thing in your heart, but say another set of things, and deliberately make a few words that others don't understand, to show off your superiority? Forget it, instead of learning this, you might as well kill me with a knife! ”

This is Cheng Mingzhen's land, and Zhang Jin said that even if he is dissatisfied with Du Juan in his heart, there is nothing he can do about her. In desperation, he had to pretend that he hadn't heard anything, turned his head to Cheng Mingzhen, and asked with a pleasant face: "I saw a lot of people in the fields along the way, and this year's crop harvest should be good!" How many brothers are you going to recruit next year, and will there be enough armor and equipment? ”

Cheng Mingzhen thought about it carefully and replied very respectfully: "Lord Wang." At the beginning of the summer, in order to attract displaced people to come to the settlement, the general will tell the whole territory by your order, the prince, that there will be no grain levy this year and next year. Therefore, no matter how much is harvested in the field, it will not reach the hands of the last general. Therefore, the number of people in the Jinzi camp is still the same as before, and there will not be much change this year and next year! ”

"Oh!" Zhang Jincheng nodded slightly, "Also, people can't be untrustworthy." The original order was indeed agreed to by Lone, and it was not good to change it. Soldiers are more expensive than fine, not more, you know this truth better than me. First of all, this year's Jinzi Camp has suffered a little loss, and I want to make up for the two of you in the future. Anyway, if there is a battle, I will not order the Ruishi battalion to go into battle alone! ”

Cheng Mingzhen smiled and confessed in a low voice: "Just to deal with the township warriors of these surrounding counties, four thousand sharp soldiers are enough." No matter how much it is, it will increase the burden on the people. If a large group of officers and soldiers came to invade the territory, the prince would naturally not sit idly by, so in a short period of time, the last general did not think of expanding the army! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Jin said he was satisfied with this explanation, and stroked his beard with a smile. The beard under his chin had always been messy, and no matter how much he bothered to take care of it, it was not neat. Recently, I listened to the advice of Chen Jieyu in the harem, and glued a lot of horsehair between my beards. Now, there is a bit of beauty, that is, you have to be more careful when you pick it up, so as not to take off a whole handful without paying attention.

While speaking, Zhang Jin said that the low-level officers around him came over to greet Cheng Mingzhen and his wife. Most of them have been trained by Cheng Mingzhen in the Ruishi camp in the past two years, and he is very enthusiastic in his words when he reads the benefits of his head of the sect. There are also a few people who are not very familiar with Cheng Mingzhen, and there is a little coldness in their smiles, as if someone owes them dozens of pieces of meat. But no matter how the relationship with Cheng Mingzhen was at the beginning, everyone had to admire him for being very good at governing the place. At present, Juluze's sphere of influence covers a long part of the east side of Xiangguo and Wu'an counties. But except for the old camp of Juluze, everyone along the way did not see any villages as prosperous as the area of Zhushui. Just a few months ago, the county was still a dead city with no people, and pedestrians had to whip up their horses and whips when they passed by in the daytime, so as not to be targeted by wild wolves and wild dogs foraging in the streets and alleys. Velocity.

Everyone is looking at the scenery in the area of the water. Cheng Mingzhen, Du Juan and others are also secretly examining Zhang Jiajun's situation. Judging from the armor and weapons alone, Zhang Jin said that he has put a lot of effort in the past six months. The team in the distance couldn't see clearly, and the five hundred guards in the distance were each wearing thick armor. The horizontal knife on his waist and the hard lance in his hand are also made by regular workshops, and at a glance you can see the difference between them and the original shoddy products.

The mounts of the guards were also carefully selected. It is mainly jujube red, apricot yellow and blue and black. Divided into teams by color, the mounts of the guards of the same brigade are never mixed. The officers, on the other hand, rode white horses and stood out in the ranks. When it comes to fighting, the soldiers don't have to make too much effort to keep up with their commanders.

"If the two armies face each other, I will send archers to shoot at the white horse!" Jealous that these people were too well equipped, the cuckoo thought maliciously. The horses ridden by the guards were marked with obvious marks, indicating that they were from the Great Sui Prefecture. In the past two years, Juluze and the official army have been fighting, and almost all of them are commanded by Cheng Mingzhen. To a certain extent, it can be said that Cheng Mingzhen captured these horses, but in the end, they were all used by Zhang Jincheng to show off.

Thinking of this, Du Juan felt a little blocked in his heart. He took a closer look at the team again, and asked Zhang Jincheng with a smile: "What about my grandfather, didn't he come with the second uncle?" ”

"Oh! He didn't come this time! Zhang Jin said that he was talking to Cheng Mingzhen about important matters, and he dealt with it without saying a word.

"It's not that I'm sick too, but I still accidentally offended the second uncle!" The cuckoo was straightforward and asked unceremoniously.

"Girl, what do you think of your second uncle!" Zhang Jincheng frowned, and then laughed, "Haha, I'm with your grandfather, and Lao Mazi, that's a brother of life and death with his head on the ground." Sensei said that he would never offend me, even if he did, he would slap the table and scold his mother the first day, and drink the next day, how could he easily turn his face. ”

Looking at Cheng Mingzhen, Duan Qing and the others, he continued to add with a smile, "Besides, there are many brothers under your grandfather's command. I'm going to break with him, can I block everyone in Ze so that you can't hear the wind at all? ”

"That's just as well!" The cuckoo stuck out his tongue again, which was regarded as an apology to Zhang Jin, "Haven't people seen you and Grandpa for a long time?" Blame you guys! ”

"I thought you would no longer be homesick for the water you married and the daughter who spilled out?" Zhang Jincheng's face was full of love, as if he was not at all annoyed by Du Juan's words. "I think back then, I also said to your grandfather, Lao Mazi, to live and die together. But now, the old pockmark is gone. We want to avenge him, but we don't know how. Your grandfather was even anxious and angry, so he got on a false fire. So I asked him to guard the lair with Xue Lao Er, and led the troops out by myself to see which bastard ate the leopard gall and dared to touch my brother Zhang Jincheng! ”

Although these words are vulgar, they reveal a bit of the demeanor of Julu Ze. It's much more comfortable than the pretending bullshit prince just now. Cheng Mingzhen saw that Zhang Jincheng had begun to turn his conversation to the topic, hesitated for a moment, and suggested in a low voice: "Don't worry, Lord Chitose, let's go for a while and take the brothers to Ping'en City to discuss." The water is just a small place, there are not so many soldiers and horses stationed in the school field in the city, and the county government is too crude to be worthy of your identity! ”

"When they couldn't stay there, they let them sleep in the suburbs. Anyway, it's very warm, so it won't freeze out! Zhang Jin said that he waved his hand and made a decision very boldly. A moment ago, he was still a dragon walking like a tiger, but at this time, he changed back to the style of a green forest tycoon, and he no longer had any identity at all, "As for me, I can live in a shack casually." Haven't you ever suffered that hardship? Don't go, here it is. Ever since I heard the news of Lao Mazi's accident, I have been looking forward to meeting you every day. If I don't cut out his heart for a moment, I won't be able to swallow this breath for a moment! ”

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