The convoy continued along the official road, and a few people could finally be seen in the barren fields. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that in a field on the side of the road, there was a soldier who was farming, and this field was a military tun field, so the soldier was in charge of farming.

The soldier wore a tattered red jacket that was supposed to be bright red, but now it had turned light red, with a white background turned out of it. The red hat he wore on his head also had two holes, and a pair of worn red jacket shoes were kicked under his feet, and a hole was also hit in the front of the shoes, revealing his big toes. He should be wearing the standard military uniform of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, "Mandarin Duck Battle Jacket", or "a worn-out Mandarin Duck Battle Jacket".

According to the old system of the Ming Dynasty, the mandarin duck jacket should be rewarded every three years, but the problem of military pay in the Ming Dynasty is very serious, and even the border army on the nine sides is often short of salary, not to mention the small place of Chengcheng * County, the three-year reward system has long been over, this soldier is wearing a set of military uniforms issued when he first joined the army eighteen years ago, and since then, he has never received a second set.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a look at the soldier from a distance, the eyes of the two sides met, the soldier actually shrank his head, buried his head and continued to farm, his reaction was not so much a soldier, but an honest farmer.

This...... This kind of person can also be a soldier? Where did the military soul of my Ming Dynasty that swept through Meng Yuan go? Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, not ...... This soldier can't be blamed, but the officer should be blamed, and it is the officer's failure to train and teach these soldiers well that will make him such a bad breed.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and saw that behind the military tuntian, a small dungeon was built, which should be a hundred households. In the Ming Dynasty, similar bunkers were built in various places, and a county town usually had several hundred households. Each of the 100 households is in charge of a 100 households, with two general flags, ten small flags, and 100 soldiers, and a total of 113 soldiers and generals. In the event of an emergency war, between the forts of several hundred households, they can not only defend together, but also gather together to enter the county town to garrison. Centered on the dun bao of the hundred households, a large area of military tuntian is scattered...... The soldiers usually make a living by cultivating these lands.

"I hope that the soldiers in this hundred households will not be like the bad seed just now." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself.

The convoy continued to move forward, after two or three official shops, it was getting late, but it was still far from Chengcheng * County, and everyone didn't plan to walk seventy miles in one day, and it was inevitable to stay outside for one night. The wedding was scheduled for March 22, but the Ma family's motorcade set off on March 19, originally planning to have some delays on the way.

Fang Escort sent his swordsmen to look around, and soon found a temple called "Qingliangyuan", which can be used as a place to stay, and the convoy left the official road and headed towards Qingliangyuan.

The temple is not big, only two or three into the courtyard, two old monks and four small novices in the chanting scriptures, the main hall is dedicated to Manjushri Bodhisattva, although the incense is not abundant, but there are also a few melons and fruits to be enshrined in front of the case. Fang Guards offered a tael of silver as sesame oil money, saying that they wanted to borrow it for a night, and the monks readily agreed.

This temple is too small, and there is no room for everyone to live in, but fortunately, the third lady and the little maid Purple Heart can live in the carriage. Fang Guards and fifteen swordsmen are used to walking the rivers and lakes, and they can sleep in a corner or something like that, as for Wang Er, Zhu Ba, and the porter, they are not particular, and they can sleep in the wilderness. On the contrary, the ten accompanying Ma family members couldn't stand it, and they thought it was dirty here for a while, and they didn't think it was clean for a while, and there were many things that happened.

The porters carried the third lady's dowry into the wing room and put it in the house to prevent it from getting wet in the night rain. The third young sister's carriage drove into the backyard and stopped in the open space in the courtyard, and she and Zixincai, a pair of master and servant, passed in the car at night. Fang guards and fifteen swordsmen spread out, guarding all the entrances and exits of the backyard. In order to prevent the noisy and noisy third young sister from being quiet, Wang Er, Zhu Ba, and the porters were all driven to the main hall in the front yard and shared a room with Manjushri.

At dinner that day, everyone was on their own, because it was impossible for this small monk temple to make dozens of people eat. Saner, Zhu Ba, and the porters all carry bread on them, which is a special treatment that can only be obtained by escorting the third lady, and there is no such good thing to eat at home......

Zhu Yuanzhang finished chewing the bread and lay in the corner of the main hall, resting with his eyes closed. Wang Er was also lying beside him, and the two had nothing to talk about, each thinking quietly about their hearts.

Just when the sky was just getting dark and the moon poked his head out, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his head and felt that someone was coming. Hurried footsteps sounded in front of the temple, and a man came, the footsteps were heavy, and he seemed to be very strong, and every step he landed had a feeling of heaviness under the weight of a heavy object.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the second king of Baishui next to him, if it wasn't for Wang Er sleeping beside him, he would have thought that this footstep was made by Wang Er.

I only heard the sound of heavy footsteps to the front of the hall, pushed open the door of the hall with a "bump", and then ran in quickly, Zhu Yuanzhang propped himself up at the corner of the hall, and looked at the people by the oil lamp lit in front of the statue. As soon as he saw it, he suddenly sighed in his heart: What a strong man, on par with Wang Er.

This person is five big and three thick, with a dark complexion, very similar to Wang Er's figure and physique, the difference is that his face is more fierce and murderous, which is slightly different from Wang Er's pride. He had a knife hanging from his waist, a pig-killing knife, sharpened to shine, cold, and murderous.

The strong man obviously didn't expect a large number of people to sleep in the hall, and he was slightly taken aback, but after glancing at it, he found that the people in the hall were all porters and the like, so he didn't pay attention to it, walked in front of Manjushri Bodhisattva by himself, and knelt down with a puff. Then put his hands together and put them on his chest, as if he was saying something to the Bodhisattva.

The second king of Baishui was a little amused, and whispered in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear: "Brother, you are smarter than me, guess what, he came to worship the Bodhisattva in the middle of the night, what was he praying for?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly and whispered in Wang Er's ear: "He made up his mind to kill people, so he ran to the Bodhisattva to explain why he killed people and begged the Bodhisattva for forgiveness." ”

"Isn't it, you can see that?" Wang Er was taken aback.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice: "His steps are very heavy, indicating that his heart is also heavy." There is a murderous aura on his body, his eyes are crazy and resolute, once this person kills someone, he will definitely go crazy and cut the other party to pieces. ”

Wang Er was surprised in his heart: "Brother, where did you learn this skill?" The gods chatter, like a Taoist priest, can also look at people's faces? ”

As the two of them were talking about this, they suddenly saw a figure flash by the side door, and the Fang guard appeared by the door, staring at the strong man worshipping the Bodhisattva with a pair of shining eyes. Obviously, he also felt the murderous aura, so he showed up to see what this strong man was going to do.

The strong man whispered in front of the Bodhisattva for a while, then stood up and walked out, his footsteps were heavier than just now, and his eyes were more fierce and fierce, this time even Wang Er felt the murderous aura on his body.

It wasn't until his footsteps went far away that Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "He confessed to the Bodhisattva, made up his mind, and his mind was more determined than just now, so the murderous aura became stronger!" Within three days, a man would die by his sword. Well...... There is more than one person, this person not only has a murderous aura, but also has the intention of death, which shows that his opponent is very strong, and he is ready to fight desperately, so that such a powerful strong man can make up his mind to fight hard, there should be more than one enemy. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Er nodded and said, "This time, even my stupid big man felt it." ”

At this time, the strong man was no longer in the hall, so Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not small, and the Fang guards also heard it. He sneered at the door and said, "The country guy also knows how to feel murderous? It seems like you're blind, aren't you? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head with a smile, stood up and said, "I'll go over and take a look." ”

"What are you doing with the past?" Fang Guard shook his head and said, "His murderous aura is not aimed at us, if he wants to kill someone, let him kill him, what does it matter to us?" Don't trouble us. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice: "If you don't know a strong man, if you don't find it clearly, it will inevitably be a little too rough, even if he doesn't want to kill us, but his killing may not affect us, I have to go and see." ”

"Whatever you want!" Fang Guard sneered: "Countrymen just like to watch the excitement, and they take all the sesame mung bean things on themselves, I don't care if you follow him, but we will set off as soon as the morning dawns, we won't wait for you, you will come back before dawn." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and withdrew. Wang Er grabbed him and said, "Brother, I'll go too!" ”

"Second Brother Wang, you are tall and heavy, and it is easy to make a sound when tracking." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Besides, the porter brothers also have to be taken care of, you better stay, I will return before dawn." ”

"Okay!" Wang Er also knew that he was not the material to follow, so he had to give up.

Zhu Yuanzhang chased out of the palace gate, and there was a faint sound of strong man's heavy footsteps in the north, which seemed very piercing in the quiet night.

The bright moon hangs high, and there is not half a cloud in the sky, so the moonlight is very bright, illuminating the earth is silvery white, Zhu Yuanzhang can faintly see the back of the man not far ahead, he is afraid that his tracking will be exposed, and he keeps covering his figure with the grass and trees on the side of the road.

After following for a long time, the strong man finally came to a small village, the people in the village did not sleep, all stood at the entrance of the village, obviously waiting for the arrival of the strong man, under the moonlight, a group of farmers dressed in tatters and vegetables, were waiting for something.

Seeing the strong man coming, a villager cheered and said excitedly: "Brother Zheng Yanfu is here!" ”

"Zheng Yanfu?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "This name...... Where do I think I've heard it? ”