Chen Guang couldn't make up his mind, thought about it again and again, and after temporarily pacifying a group of old soldiers who were about to move, he rode a fast horse to the prefect's yamen.

The camp of the sailor was a little far from the prefect's yamen, and it took almost a stick of incense to hurry to the prefect's yamen, and after dismounting and handing over the reins to the officials at the door, he went straight to Zhang Ru's study.

The study was originally Lei Yuan's, but at the strong request of the old lady, Lei Yuan had no choice but to give up his position and let Zhang Rujiu occupy the magpie's nest.

"Master Hou, it's not good, the old brothers from before the sailor all ran back, saying that they wanted to live and die with Fuzhou." Chen Guang didn't even knock on the door, and said quickly while pushing the door in.

The thick ink on the tip of the wolf pen fell on the white rice paper, forming a huge ink spot, Zhang Ru put down the pen with this ink spot, and soon a huge forbearance character appeared on the paper.

"What's the situation?" Putting down the pen, Zhang Ru touched his chin and asked.

Chen Guang is a relatively old and serious person, and under normal circumstances, he will never trespass without notification.

Chen Guangdao: "Those old brothers came back ninety out of nine, saying that they wanted to live and die with Fuzhou City. They also said that if you Zhang Wenxuan didn't let him, he wouldn't recognize you as a marquis. ”

Zhang Ru smiled: "What's the hurry, sit down and say." ”

Chen Guangdao: "Master Hou, when has this been, why are you still tepid." ”

Zhang Ru said nonchalantly: "Go back and let them get out!" ”

Chen Guang shook his head and said: "I don't dare to do this kind of thing, you can only do it." ”

Zhang Ru squinted his eyes and said, "It seems that you have a lot of grievances in your heart!" Then let them come to the prefect's yamen to sit down, and I'll talk to them! ”

Chen Guangdao: "Master Hou, my Master Hou, they won't talk to you." Now I've managed to get all the recruits away, and this group of veterans has been rolling back and forth on the battlefield a few times, and if they don't leave, I can't help it. ”

Zhang Ru said casually: "That's okay, you just let them live in the camp of the water division, there are not many people anyway, and the barracks of the water division happens to be unoccupied." We should be more atmospheric, and it's not like we don't have a place to live. These old brothers can't come to your house without a place to live. ”

Chen Guang already understood that Zhang Ru was talking about him left and right, so he rushed over and propped up the table with both hands, and glared at Zhang Ru with a pair of copper bell-like eyes and said, "Master Hou, it is not easy for people's hearts to gather, but it is extremely simple to disperse. Could it be that Hou Ye just wants to watch the hearts of the people who have finally gathered disperse like this? ”

Zhang Ru's eyes stared ahead, as if he was thinking, but in fact he didn't dare to look into Chen Guang's eyes.

These brothers have followed themselves to the present and have experienced many hardships, some of them died on the battlefield, some of them buried their bones in the grassland, and some of them hung their lives in the sea.

There are not many brothers who are still alive today.

Although there is a huge base of people who follow him, Zhang Ru is still unwilling to let these people take risks with him.

Chen Guang's sailors had a way out, and that was the sea, so he just asked Chen Guang to dismiss those recruits. The sudden gathering of these veterans in the camp of the sailors was beyond his expectations.

I have the impression that I don't seem to be very good to the people of the Fuzhou Navy, and I don't know why those soldiers respect me so much.

Compared with those who understand themselves but pretend not to understand anything, Chen Guang doesn't know much about his own mind but thinks about himself.

Wang Zhou is gone, Fan Tong is gone, Jiang Wei is reluctant to go, otherwise Jiang Wei will also leave.

The people who stayed by his side became Meng Fu and Xiao Anu, who were born in Jinyiwei and defected halfway, and Chen Guang has always been there.

Ma Jinzhong, who was hidden in the shadows, seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and Xie Lun, who held the hundreds of millions of wealth of the Wenxuan, was nowhere to be found.

The current Fuzhou looks like a plate of loose sand no matter how you look at it.

Chen Guang didn't think that the few people who left would be able to say anything for Zhang Ru at a critical time, so he was really anxious about Zhang Ru.

"Master Hou, as long as you say a word, the 50,000 troops of the Fuzhou Navy Division will be at the disposal of Lord Hou at any time. This court treats us unkindly, and it doesn't hurt if it's the opposite. Chen Guang said again.

He didn't have a backlash before, but now he has.

Zhang Ru looked at Chen Guang with a complicated expression, and stopped talking several times, but after all, he didn't say anything else.

Chen Guang thought that Zhang Ru was hesitating, and persuaded again: "Master Hou, you have made great contributions to the imperial court, but the imperial court treats you like this, do you still want to be foolish and loyal?" So many brothers, walking, dying, and scattering. Could this be the ending you want to see?

I, Chen Guang, don't read much, and I don't understand the big truth, but I know that people have to have a righteous word.

On the day I became a soldier, my mother said to me: Son, since you have chosen this path, you must be ready to throw your head and spill your blood at any time.

I didn't understand the meaning of this sentence at the time, and after my mother left, it turned out that Qiu Ba, who was spilling blood on the battlefield with his head, even if he made more meritorious contributions, he might not be as good as a scholar with long sleeves and good dancing to write a green word.

It was promoted by Hou Ye that Chen Guang had the opportunity to become the leader of the Fuzhou Water Division.

It was the Hou Ye's trust that Chen Guang was able to set off with tens of thousands of troops and plunder countless riches on the sea.

Now that the Hou Ye is in trouble, the brothers are all in their eyes.

We are a whole with both prosperity and loss, brothers can't do it and watch Hou Ye die, and I can't do it. Didn't Hou Ye think about the two ladies and young ladies? ”

Family has always been an inextricable weakness for a man who values his family, and Zhang Ru is no exception. When Chen Guang mentioned his two wives and young daughter, his heart kept trembling.

There are some things that he can only know, but he can't tell anyone, and he is anxious.

"Lao Chen, go back! Tell the brothers that Zhang Wenxuan is not worth their life. Zhang Ru was silent for a long time.

Seeing that he was still so resolute, Chen Guang turned his head in disappointment: "No matter what time it is, the 50,000 troops of the Fuzhou Navy Division are the firm backing of the Hou Ye." If the court wants to come, let them come. Hou Ye is born, we survive, Hou Ye is dead, we are righteous. ”

Zhang Ru sighed: "Lao Chen, I know you have good intentions, but why do you bother!" ”

Chen Guang turned his head suddenly, his eyes burning: "Master Hou has no reason, just sit back and wait for death, I am unwilling." ”

Zhang Ru pursed his lips, the words in his heart had already reached his mouth, and he almost squirted out the words.

Fortunately, he held back at the last minute.

He kept saying to himself in his heart: can't say, absolutely can't say.

Chen Guang also saw that Zhang Ru had a secret in his heart, but Zhang Ru refused to say it, and he was helpless. He had a guess in his heart, but Zhang Ru didn't tell the truth, and no matter how much speculation he made, it was just a waste of time.

Looking back disappointed again, Chen Guang did not stop this time, and strode away.