When Zhu Ping'an and the others arrived at Fengyang City, they simply had a feeling that they had come to the wrong place.

The day before yesterday, at the foot of the imperial city, which was still bleak and abnormal, it was crowded with people at this time, and it was very lively. The defenders of Fengyang placed the captured prisoners and people under the city like commodities, showing their martial courage to the people of Fengyang. The people who had been dormant in the imperial city for several days also poured out, and all ran outside the city to see the excitement. Small traders and vendors also took the opportunity to sit at the foot of the city wall, selling all kinds of food.

Zhu Ping'an and more than 100 others fought bloodily for most of the night, and as soon as they arrived at the city, some people recognized them from their uniforms and the blood stains on their bodies, and immediately surrounded a group of vendors, scrambling to stuff bowls of stuffed tofu, bean cakes, soup cakes, etc. into the hands of the soldiers.

"Master Jun, it's hard work, try the villain's craftsmanship!"

"Fengyang was able to escape the military disaster, all thanks to the military master, a little heart, not respect!"

In the blink of an eye, the soldiers' bosoms were stuffed with a mountain of food, and even the saddle was stuffed to the brim.

Zhu Ping'an sat on the horse, helpless the enthusiasm of the people, so he had to take two bowls of stuffed tofu and give them to Zhou Mian and Chen Yuanyuan in the carriage.

Zhou Mianyi frowned, and said secretly in his heart: "Can this kind of small people's food also be eaten!" ”

But Chen Yuanyuan took it cautiously, thanked him with a red face, and then hid in the carriage.

Hungry, Zhou Mian pinched his nose and tasted two bites, but couldn't help but smile, "Delicious, rare delicious!" Immediately, he ate a fine meal, threw the empty bowl to the vendor, and shouted: "Give the master another bowl!" ”

The vendor who sent stuffed tofu squinted at him, and muttered: "What kind of truth is this, my tofu is for the military master to eat, but what kind of immortal are you?" ”

Zhou Mian's eyes immediately widened, "Ignorant Xiaomin, do you know the identity of the master?" At that moment, he pointed to Zhu Ping'an, who was riding a horse in front of him, "Do you see it, that is Zhu Ping'an's hundred households who wiped out the bandits in last night's battle, and I fought side by side with him last night, master, ...... last night!" ”

Before he could finish his words, the peddler immediately screamed, "It's amazing, this is Zhu Baihu who saved the people of our city!" ”

There was a sudden silence around them. After a while, the crowd suddenly boiled again, and Hulala knelt down in a large area, "Engong is above, Xiaomin and others thank Engong for saving his life!" ”

Zhu Ping'an was a little embarrassed, and was about to get off the horse to help, but when he saw that the people around him were scattered all of a sudden, he kept shouting: "Zhu Baihu is back, everyone come and see!" ”

"I'm a blind killer, how can I give Engong that kind of food!" One by one, the hawkers were eager to slap themselves.

In an instant, people gathered from all sides, blocking the road to the city gates. The people who couldn't squeeze in from afar threw their food at the horse caravan, and for a while, the ducks, roast chickens, and pieces of bacon flew into the arms of the soldiers like raindrops.

Even Yue Jinfeng, Hong Fatzi and others were dumbfounded, and Fatman Hong held two fat oily ducks and kept sighing, "Look at our adults, this is what the people want." I also complained that those guys in the New Army of the Tomb Protector were stained with our light, and I don't know how much credit they have shared, but now it seems that the people have a plan in their hearts! ”

Although Yue Jinfeng didn't speak, there was a rare smile on his face, which had been as cold as iron, and then snatched a duck from Hong Fatzi's hand, put it to his mouth and chewed it.

The vendor selling stuffed tofu was sweating profusely and squeezed to the side of the carriage, stuffed a piece of lamb leg meat weighing four or five catties into Zhou Mian's arms, and made a series of gestures, "The master has a lot of eyes, and the small ones have no beads, I don't know that the master is actually a hero of the high-wall army." This is a sheep that the villain's family just killed a few days ago, and it was intended to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. But if it weren't for the bloody battles of the old men, where would we have a peaceful life for the little people! Not to mention the Mid-Autumn Festival! ”

Zhou Mian was holding the leg of mutton in his arms, and he was stunned on the spot for a while, Chen Yuanyuan also raised the curtain and looked at this scene curiously.

Zhou Mian was stunned for a while, then licked his lips, carefully put the leg of mutton back into the vendor's hand, looked at the vendor's surprised expression, and hurriedly explained with a smile: "Little brother, don't get me wrong, you should take this mutton back and enjoy it with your family." I still like your tofu. Well, can you bring me two more bowls of that tofu! ”

"I'm going to have another bowl too!" Chen Yuanyuan in the car also whispered.

The vendor stood stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, "Good Lat, Lord and Miss, please wait, stuffed tofu will come soon!" ”

Zhou Mian looked at the back of the hawker steadily, suddenly laughed, and touched the short beard on his chin, "Famous and profitable, this little hundred households is really a talent!" ”

Zhou Mian didn't notice that the curtain of the carriage behind him was quietly torn open a gap, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Zhu Ping'an's back not far away, and the pear vortex smiled lightly.

It took a lot of effort for the two brothers to squeeze into the crowd, and when they saw Zhu Ping'an, they immediately shouted: "My lord, my lord, Lord Lu and all the adults in the city are waiting at the city gate, please go and meet you quickly!" ”

Only then was Zhu Ping'an able to get rid of the encirclement of the people and slowly walked out of the crowd, and the soldiers behind him learned that there were officials waiting in front of them, and they hurriedly rearranged the team and packed up the food and other items on their bodies.

At the city gate, a large open space has been enclosed by the inspection of the Soldiers and Horses Division, and a number of civil and military officials are standing in the middle waiting for the return of the soldiers of various departments. Duan Xinian also turned around an hour ago, although halfway through the pursuit, the new army team of the Tomb Protector had already broken away from the brigade, but under the protection of the subordinates of the two Zhang Dagou brothers and Lu Zhenfei's personal soldier supervision team, Duan Xinian still had a great success, so as soon as he came back, he was congratulated by Lu Zhenfei and the officials of the city, and the whole person became radiant.

Hearing the news of Zhu Ping'an's return, Duan Xinian was even more excited, not long ago, Zhu Ping'an had already sent someone back to deliver the letter, the bandit leader had been beheaded on the spot by a gust of wind, and more than a dozen bandit leaders of all sizes had also been killed, so that the credit of the high wall guard was definitely second to none! Duan Xinian's small abacus is also very fast, this time thanks to Zhu Ping'an's blessing, his official position is probably going to move upward.

Therefore, in the face of the Fengyang military attachés, especially in the face of the jealous congratulations of the commander of the Ban Cao Army and others, Duan Xinian deliberately put on a full shelf, straightened his chest and folded his belly, and at the same time slandered in his heart: "Let you guys see jokes, or the sentence on the lips of Ping An Chang makes sense, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared!" ”

On the city tower, colorful flags were already flying, and Lu Zhenfei and other Fengyang civil and military officials were standing at the gate of the city in official uniforms.

Zhu Ping'an didn't dare to hold it up, hurriedly threw the horse to his subordinates, walked a few steps, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Zhu Ping'an, the lowly high-walled guard of the hundred households, was ordered by the governor of the road to go out of the city to meet the enemy, fortunately with the cooperation of the new army of Huling, the Bancao army and other friendly troops, and the full support of all the adults, and the troops of Jin Yong, the king of the wind who killed the bandits, won countless victories, and came to restore his life!" ”

After saying a word, the air at the city gate seemed to freeze instantly, everyone was stunned on the spot, the civil and military officials looked at each other, nodded frequently, and conveyed a meaning in their eyes at the same time: "Look, look, this kid is too good at being a man, and he will share the credit with the big guy in one sentence, and none of them will fail." Don't say anything, this kid has a future! ”

Zhou Mian was sitting in the carriage eating stuffed tofu in a big way, and when he heard this, a mouthful of tofu pulp suddenly splashed out, and he coughed nonstop, and quickly covered his mouth and ran behind the carriage. When the respite calmed down, he scolded non-stop, "I have seen a lot of people in the capital, and I have never seen a little demon of this age!" ”

Then Zhou Mian nodded again, "This person, I think it's okay!" ”

As the faces of the civil and military officials softened instantly, Lu Zhenfei couldn't cry or laugh, and helplessly took two steps forward, helped Zhu Ping'an up, and said in a low voice: "You young man can be a man, and you can buy the civil and military forces in the city with one sentence!" ”

Zhu Ping'an bowed, "It's all adults strategizing, and ...... clever calculations!" ”

"Stop, stop!" Lu Zhenfei hurriedly stopped him from further slapping the fart, and although he didn't care about it in his heart, he couldn't help laughing.

After a while, Lu Zhenfei restrained his smile and whispered in Zhu Ping'an's ear: "Shi Yingzhao has been arrested by Jinyiwei. Tang Shu people are also closely protected, in the future, if there is an official in Fengyang for a day, he will ensure the safety of his wife and his wife for a day, you can also rest assured! ”

Zhu Ping'an's heart sank, and he turned over and knelt down again, "Thank you for your help and protect my family!" ”

"Lu Jiude's father-in-law Lu has made a lot of efforts during the period, and I will look back to express my gratitude!"

"Humble duty understands!"

Lu Zhenfei said: "I can't see that at such a young age, you actually know how to be sophisticated, but ......."

Lu Zhenfei changed his words, "You will be a man, but it doesn't mean that this official will also be like this, who has merit and who has faults, this official is clear in his heart, and it is not your turn to be the master of this official to share the credit and send favors!" ”

Zhu Ping'an didn't dare to get up, so he had to kowtow again and again, "My lord is wise!" ”

The officials behind him and the thousands of people around them didn't know what the two were talking about, but they just saw Zhu Ping'an saluting respectfully, and couldn't help but let out a burst of admiration, "Lord Governor knows people with his eyes, Zhu Baihu is also humble and courteous, and the two really complement each other!" ”

Lu Zhenfei also understood Zhu Ping'an's hardships, his humble background and low official rank, he suddenly made such a great achievement, it was inevitable that he would become the target of public criticism, and what he said just now was also a last resort for self-preservation.

But in Lu Zhenfei's view, Zhu Ping'an is still young, although his background is restricted, but now that the country is in turmoil, it is the time to employ people, and he knows that there will be no opportunity to show his skills in the future. But don't be so slippery at a young age, it's not a good thing for him in the future. Lu Zhenfei's words were all made because of regret.

After beating the point, seeing that the goal had been achieved, Lu Zhenfei stretched out his hand to help Zhu Ping'an up, "Go and freshen up, at noon, this official will have a banquet for meritorious officials, and you will participate with the commander of Duan!" ”

Then, Lu Zhenfei straightened up and arched his hand in the direction of the capital, "This time I can defeat the bandits, thanks to the grace of His Majesty, the officials and people of the whole city are united, Lu, thank you here!" After speaking, he took a deep look at the crowd of people.

The crowd suddenly boiled, "God bless Fengyang, God bless Daming!" ”