After Zhang Youhua dispersed the monthly meeting of the garrison, he rushed into Chang Zhenbang's office and waited.

Chang Zhenbang was still relieved of him, but he didn't dare to be too negligent, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, and said with a smile: "My cousin has been tired all the way, and it has been really hard. How are you doing at home? Uncle, aunt is fine! ”

Zhang Youhua hurriedly dropped the teacup in his hand, stood up, and said with some embarrassment: "Thanks to my cousin, everything is fine at home." My father and mother are in good health, and now everyone in the village knows that our brothers are blessed by our cousin, and they are very envious when they become officials, and my father and mother are also very grateful to you! Let's follow our cousin well, if Nengzi is disobedient, let my cousin beat him to death until he is obedient! ”

"Uncle, my aunt's good health and being okay is our greatest blessing!" Chang Zhenbang said with a smile: "Did you send the letter?" How's my dad's side? ”

Zhang Youhua hurriedly took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, saying, "My cousin's letters have been shown to the fourth uncle, this is the fourth uncle's reply to you!" My uncle's spirit has been good recently, and his health is also improving, but he just told his cousin to ......" Speaking of this, he secretly glanced at Chang Zhenbang and did not continue.

Chang Zhenbang smiled and said: "My father is like this, and he is the same set of loyal and patriotic, honest and loving the people!" ”

Zhang Youhua also smiled and said: "Actually, my uncle-in-law didn't just talk about this, he asked me to tell you that officialdom is not better than at home, you must be careful everywhere, pay attention to it in real time, if there is something wrong, you might as well retreat first, Mingzhe is more important than adding an official to a knight, because if you stay in Qingshan, you won't have to worry about no firewood." ”

"I can't imagine that my father also has such a deep side of licking calves!" Chang Zhenbang took the letter and threw it into the drawer without looking at it, and at the same time couldn't help but sigh, to be honest, the last time this kind of Chang Lao showed this kind of emotion was when he was studying in the East, thinking about the time is really terrible, more than ten years have passed.

Zhang Youhua glanced at Chang Zhenbang and continued: "My uncle-in-law also said that if you have time, you should go home and have a look!" No matter how big an official you are, you can't forget where your ancestors are, even if the emperor has to worship his ancestors every year! ”

Chang Zhenbang sighed and said, "Brother, you did a good job in this matter, bother!" ”

Zhang Youhua had a depressed face, lowered his head, and secretly looked at Chang Zhenbang for a long time before he mustered up the courage to say embarrassedly: "Cousin, you removed me as the squadron leader!" I'm just a coarse and stupid person, you made me an official, but I couldn't find a suitable soldier, and I embarrassed you! ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled unconsciously when he heard this, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, took him in his arms and said, "Huazi, what is this?" You are my brother, I am your big brother! I said you're my squadron leader, you're my squadron leader, I can't find anyone, it's okay! My brother recruited all the people for you, as long as you work hard, my brother can't treat you badly! ”

Zhang Youhua was very moved when he heard it, but he felt really uncomfortable, his cousin took care of himself since he was a child, but he couldn't help anything except a little strength, and now his cousin is an official, and there are more people who work hard for him, but his cousin still trusts himself so much, he really can't repay it, so he can only sell this blood to his cousin.

Chang Zhenbang said: "You came back last night, and you worked hard all the way!" I think someone can tell you everything, although Wood is an outsider, but there is a set of military training or something, you used to learn from others, and learned everything about this military training, and at that time I will reuse you, who dares to disagree? ”

Zhang Youhua was said by him, and the gratitude accumulated in his chest suddenly had a way out, and he said slowly with confidence: "Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely learn from Mr. Wood and solve problems for you!" ”

"You're an honest man who doesn't cheat!" Chang Zhenbang said: "I can trust you, and I won't let honest people blow about it!" You've been working hard all the way, go down and take a good shower, take a rest, and it's not too late to study tomorrow! ”

Zhang Youhua said: "Cousin, what is this? It's nothing to work in the fields for a day and a night, what is this hard work? ”

Chang Zhenbang grabbed him and said: "Brother, I know your ability, but the way of this company soldier is different from working in the field, just like before you were not tired of working, but you fell asleep without a stick of incense when you listened to Mr. Reading!" ”

"Brother, when did it happen, and you still mention these rotten sesame seeds of Chen Guzi as a god horse?" Zhang Youhua was a little embarrassed, and then said helplessly: "Brother, this training shouldn't be as difficult as Mr. Reading!" ”

Of course, Chang Zhenbang knew what kind of person he was, so he sighed helplessly and said: "This time, even if I am sleepy and tired, my brother will endure it for me, even if it is for my brother, I must take down the training part, and there can be no reliable people around my brother!" ”

When Zhang Youhua heard him say this, he thought about it with a sad face, and finally said boldly: "For your cousin, it's just hard." Lao Tzu wants to try it too! Lao Tzu still doesn't believe it, it's all two shoulders and one head, and our brothers are not bad! ”

"That's right!" Chang Zhenbang patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you want your strength, no one in this world is afraid of any of our brothers, haha......"

Sending away Zhang Youhua with a sad face, Chang Zhenbang turned around and took out the letter from the housekeeper Chang Si from the drawer, put it in his arms, looked at the window and the sun was almost the same, packed up the documents, and had the intention of getting off work earlier.

"Maybe it's a good choice to try that dumpling restaurant!"

Chang Zhenbang said inadvertently, but after saying it, he was startled.

Why do you want to eat dumplings?

After thinking about it for a long time, I found that it seemed that I hadn't seen Zhao Pan for two or three days!

It's just that this dumpling restaurant doesn't seem to have anything to do with her except that it was recommended by Zhao Pan!

Dry! Eat it, whatever you want her to do!

Chang Zhenbang felt that he seemed to have a lot of distractions recently, so he couldn't help but smile wryly and shook his head, changed into casual clothes, and went straight to the Chengdong dumpling restaurant recommended by Zhao Pan.

To be honest, the dumpling restaurant is really not big, there are only two huts, one room is larger, there are three or four tables and chairs, one room is smaller, it is the place where the boss chops the stuffing, the foreskin, and the pot, and there are three or four long benches and tables outside, but it is also full of people as the house, some of these guests are dressed as long workers, some are teachers, and there is an old gentleman in a robe and a horse coat who tastes the dumplings here.

Chang Zhenbang smiled self-deprecatingly, but he didn't mind too much, he was not too delicious in the first place, it didn't matter if he ate it or not, he turned around and wanted to leave, but he had a feeling of returning empty-handed in Baoshan, if Zhao Pan asked, he was afraid that it would be difficult to answer, so he hurriedly asked the boss to pack a pound of dumplings and take them away.

In boredom, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder, but Chang Zhenbang didn't turn around, stretched out his hand and grabbed it back, one fell down, but was nailed to the ground by the other party. Chang Zhenbang didn't laugh angrily, and at the same time hit him with an elbow, the other party seemed to be on guard, and he actually punched back, and Chang Zhenbang almost screamed out in pain.

"Brother Chang's Oriental taekwondo is not bad, but idle people can't help you, but compared to those of us who lick blood with knives, it is a little eye-catching!"

The sound behind him was like an ice knife, rubbing Chang Zhenbang's neck, Chang Zhenbang felt a chill on the side of the knife, and he was really worried that if the voice hit the neck, would it still be fatal.

"I've always known that my brother is good at martial arts! I didn't expect it to be so fascinating, it's really admirable~" Chang Zhenbang smiled: "But if you talk about things, I'm afraid this posture is not very elegant!" ”

"Oh? Do you recognize me? The person behind him was stunned, Yin Yin said, the strength in his hand increased, and Chang Zhenbang almost screamed out in pain.

"What do you say?" Chang Zhenbang asked rhetorically.

"Humph!" With a cold snort, the man let go and pushed Chang Zhenbang, Chang Zhenbang involuntarily took three or four steps forward, and almost fell into the hot dumpling pot.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "This guest is anxious, your dumplings have to wait for a while!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "The store is so fragrant with soup, the dumplings boiled in this soup must be more delicious, even if you wait a little longer, it is worth it!" Don't worry, cook slowly, I'll pick it up later. As he spoke, he took out a piece of Xiaoyang from his arms and threw it in front of the shopkeeper's board. Without looking back, he said: "Brother, this is not the place to talk, there is a teahouse in front, and the master has a good hand of tea, why not go over there to talk?" What do you think, dude? ”

The man said coldly: "Lead the way!" ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled slightly, strode forward, walked more than thirty steps to a delicate small teahouse, went straight to the second floor to choose a private room, let Xiao Er serve a pot of high-quality hair, and closed the door.

"This is a high-quality product, and ordinary people can't easily drink it!" Chang Zhenbang smiled and poured tea for the man.

The man was dressed in a long robe and horse coat, capable and neat, thirty or forty years old, with a face of vicissitudes, eyes like an eagle, and a mouth as thin as a silkworm. There is a ruthlessness in the ordinary.

"Humph! I'm afraid that as long as you have money, everyone can afford to drink! The man said with a sneer.

Chang Zhenbang smiled and said, "Yes, it's just that this tea may be easy to drink with money, but there are not many people in the entire Wenxian County who can let me Chang Zhenbang pour water personally!" ”

The man glanced at Chang Zhenbang contemptuously and said, "It's not bad!" Chang Zhenbang, do you know what I'm looking for you? ”

Chang Zhenbang poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all, and after saying good tea, he thought about it and smiled calmly: "I have never known my brother in my life, I have neither the friendship of my fellow villagers nor the feelings of my comrades, and I don't even have a one-sided relationship, I really don't know what I can do to alarm my brother to find me?" ”

The man smiled coldly and said: "A month ago, the county magistrate Duan Hongchen personally commanded more than 30 people to go to Heifeng Village to suppress the bandits, and the official document submitted to the province to report the victory only said that these thirty or forty brothers were killed by the bandits, but these brothers did not see anyone alive or dead, and there were quite objections to it. ”

Chang Zhenbang's heart was shocked, he was really afraid of something, this murder of the court officers and soldiers is a crime that is tantamount to rebellion, and it is a capital crime to exterminate the nine clans in any dynasty, thinking of this, his hand quietly touched the box cannon on his waist, and when he was hesitating whether to kill this person, he suddenly thought of something, and deliberately made an angry fake appearance with a calm face, and said: "I didn't expect these bandits to be so vicious, pit and kill the court soldiers and horses, which is like a rebellion~!" I am willing to personally command the garrison to destroy that old black! Avenge the dead brothers! ”

"Didn't Duan Hongchen's official document say that he had only defeated the big old black with the help of his brother? Thinking that the giant bandit Lao Hei was scattered and fled under the joint suppression of Duan Hongchen and Brother Chang, how could the two such heroes cause those well-trained and well-equipped brothers to suffer so many casualties? Could it be that there are no other people who have killed these brothers? The man glared at Chang Zhenbang, Chang Zhenbang scratched his head and said: "In addition to the big old black, the powerful bandits in Wenxian County are white and impermanent, and other bandits and bandits do not have such great ability, if the younger brother has something wrong, please forgive me!" ”

The man said contemptuously, "What do you know? Is it possible that you still want to exterminate them one by one? ”

Chang Zhenbang sighed and said: "These thieves dare to harm the township and dare to harm the officers and soldiers, they are really heinous!" If I really had a good soldier in my hands, I would have made these dogs look good a long time ago, and I would have returned Wenxian County to a half! ”

The man couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, who is this Chang Zhenbang, he doesn't know, if he really has the ability, he would have already stood out, why did he let Duan Hongchen be promoted now? Thinking about how powerful that Bai Impermanence was from the past to the present, you are a young master who dares to speak wildly, it is really crazy! I heard outsiders say that this person is crazy, but it seems that there is some truth in this, but this kind of big talk is not a sin, and he deserves to say gloomily: "Brother Chang's ambition is not small!" If these officers and soldiers are really harmed by the impermanence of Linhe, do you have a chance to win and take them down to correct the law of the country? ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "I don't care about the big old black, what is a mere white impermanence?" The day when our garrison is successfully trained is the time when the white impermanence is awarded! My lord, look at how I, Chang Zhenbang, clean up those chaotic ministers and thieves! ”

"Bai Wuchang has defeated the official army many times! It's not comparable to the old black! And Brother Chang can be full of confidence, he is really a hero out of a young man! We're really old. The man's tone was as full of mockery as ever, and he didn't know whether it was really a compliment or mockery, but he took the initiative to hand Chang Zhenbang a cup of tea. Chang Zhenbang hurriedly took it with both hands, but as soon as his hand touched the man, the man's face, which originally had a slight smile, suddenly froze and scolded: "Chang Zhenbang, were those brothers killed by you!" Don't give me a real recruit yet! ”

"How does Lao Tzu know about these Qiu Ba things!"

Chang Zhenbang said almost subconsciously.

"Humph!" The man snorted coldly and said, "Chang Zhenbang, you are now in charge of the Wen County Garrison, and you are also a member of the soldiers, how can you open your mouth and close your mouth!" If the brothers heard it, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers? How else do you love a soldier like a son? What else do you rely on to deal with the impermanence of the river? After saying that, he turned around and left, Chang Zhenbang hurriedly chased after him, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly turned around and almost knocked Chang Zhenbang into the air, but fortunately, the man held Chang Zhenbang down and said coldly: "Chang Zhenbang, you'd better hear it clearly, it has nothing to do with you at this time, if you find out that this matter has anything to do with you, don't blame me for being ruthless and ruthless, so that your old Chang family will be ruined!" ”

Chang Zhenbang's face was pale, and he reached out to touch his waist, but the place where his hand reached was empty, and the box cannon that never left his body disappeared, so frightened that Chang Zhenbang was drenched in cold sweat and almost collapsed on the ground.

The man casually threw the box cannon in front of Chang Zhenbang, didn't say anything, turned around and left.

After a long time, Chang Zhenbang slowly stood down, and picked up the box cannon on the ground with a black face.

This book was first published in Reading Books