Zhou Lao Wu is a vegetable seller in Beiwangcheng, although he is not rich, he is also food and clothing, sometimes God appreciates his face, the vegetable field has a good harvest, and it is not a problem to grit his teeth for his children to read.

"Son, you have to study hard, and we will do our best in Dayu when you take the exam in the future!"

In the past, Zhou Lao Wu always admonished his son like this, and the young Zhou Hai always held the booklet and agreed with a serious face.

But I didn't expect that Dayu, which has always had the upper hand, would eventually lose to Beiyi, and also lost the five large and small cities and counties in the area of Beiwangcheng, Beiwangcheng once changed the sky, and the greedy Beiyi people never treated the people of Dayu as people, heavy taxes and heavy servitude, and robbed young and middle-aged men to do hard labor, and they were good citizens in Dayu, but at this time they became slaves.

The people of Beiwang City dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

At the beginning, everyone still pinned their hopes on Dayu and the king of Zhenbei, but as time went by, the little hope in their hearts was also blown out and began to become numb - except for Zhou Lao Wu.

"Son, you still have to study hard, the king of Zhenbei will come to save us in the future, we can't hold back!"

Now Zhou Lao Wu often said this, the young Zhou Hai hid in the firewood room, found out the books he secretly hidden, and promised with a serious face, he has always admired his father, although Zhou Lao Wu has not read, but he feels that what his father said is more correct than what is in the book.

"Huh, you still want to abandon us in Dayu?" Some villagers scoffed.

Zhou Lao Wu was not angry, only squinted his eyes and said: "The king of Zhenbei has great righteousness, he even sent the county lord out for the sake of the people of Dayu, such a person will not abandon us." ”

"So what are we? Are we not the people of Dayu? ”

"We are warriors!" Zhou Laowu replied sonorously: "The hardships and humiliations we have endured are also for the people of Dayu!" ”

"Zhou Hai, is your father sick in the brain? When you are still a soldier when you are old, you go to the conscription and see if people want you. ”

Zhou Hai stood in front of Zhou Lao Wu, his neck flushed and argued: "My father is right! The so-called rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and every citizen of Dayu can be a warrior! If we can only endure a little hardship in exchange for a good luck, then what is the point of suffering for a few years? One day, Dayu will come to our rescue! ”

"Tsk, a family freak."

Even if others don't understand, Zhou Lao Wu has always believed in his heart and never wavered, he adhered to this belief, and after six years, he heard the news that Beiwangcheng was returned to Dayu.

That day was a rare sunny day in winter, and when Zhou Lao Wu heard the news that his son brought back, he was like old tears on his face from withered bark.

"Son, what am I talking about, Da Yu will not give up on us!"

"yes, Dad, we've waited!"

Zhou Hai was also very excited, the father and son hugged each other and cried and laughed for a while, and Zhou Lao Wu asked again: "Then who took over our Beiwang City?" ”

"I don't know, I just know that the king of Zhenbei came with an army, and it seems that he wants to garrison here."

"King Zhenbei is good!" Zhou Lao Wu rubbed his hands excitedly: "Then when will they arrive?" ”

"It wasn't written on the notice." After Zhou Hai answered, he hesitated and said: "But I guess they are almost there, and when I went to work today, I saw a lot of people wearing Dayu military armor carrying grain and grass to the former prefect's house." ”

"What about the Beiyi people?"

"After the handover between the Beiyi people and the general who transported grain and grass, they called all the Beiyi people out of the city, so I got off work in advance!"

"Then you go to the city gate or wait in front of the prefect's house!" Zhou Lao Wu gently patted Zhou Hai's head and scolded him for not saying: "The king of Zhenbei is not familiar with this, in case you can help!" ”

"Oops!" Zhou Hai didn't hide, and was humbly taught: "I'll go now!" ”

"Tsk, this elm head!"

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Zhong Zhiyu and his entourage totaled 50,000 people, divided into three batches.

Qin Yizhong led people to carry grain and grass first, and the king of Zhenbei and Zhong Zhuyu set off with the Zhong family army for the second group, and the third group was the Tianzi army led by the auxiliary general Fu Zhengwei.

The Tianzi Army is controlled by the family, and it is an army that has existed since the beginning of the previous dynasty, in which the power of the family is intertwined, and everyone is either rich or powerful, and most of them enter the army to gild and make merit.

"So they're following us to take credit for us?" Zhong Zhiyu raised his eyebrows and looked at He Yu, the military advisor who was doing science popularization for him.

He Yu winked at Zhong Zhiyu, and then smiled heartily: "What did the county lord say, this battle hasn't been fought yet, where is the credit." ”

Zhong Shuyu didn't ask any more questions, and changed the topic: "I've been on the road for so many days, why haven't I arrived in Beiwang City yet?" ”

He Yu raised his hand and pointed forward: "County Lord, look, isn't this coming?" ”

Zhong Zhiyu rode on the back of the sky, stretched his neck to look forward, and really saw a small city gate in the distance, and immediately a spirit, the fatigue of the march was swept away, and he thought in his heart that he could finally take a bath, and he was suddenly full of energy.

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Zhou Hai waited at the gate of the city leading to Lin'an for three days, and after going to the prefect's house a few days ago and being interrogated and expelled as a suspicious element, he could only squat at the gate of the city and wait for the king of Zhenbei, but fortunately, on this day, he finally let him wait for the group of people who were in the dust.

Zhong Zhuyu entered Beiwang City, in addition to being depressed and old, the first thing he noticed was the young man staring at his father.

After entering the northern territory, the people encountered along the way did not dare to look directly at their group, more of them avoided it early, and the people of Beiwangcheng were no exception, or received the news, there were only a few bold ones along the way, but that was also secretly glanced at himself with his afterglow, in this background, this rough cloth short boy was particularly conspicuous.

"Lord Wang!" Zhou Hai was so excited that he ran next to the horse: "Lord Wang, the grass people are called Zhou Hai!" Lord Wang, do you need help to call the grass people! ”

King Zhenbei naturally noticed Zhou Hai a long time ago, but he didn't pay much attention to it, at this time, he shouted like this, pulled the reins a little depressed, stopped the horse, and said: "Thank you little brother Zhou Hai, my mind is in my heart, but there is nothing I need help with, thank you." ”

"That's it......" Zhou Hai lowered his eyes in disappointment.

Seeing that he was fine, the king of Zhenbei ordered to march to the prefect's mansion, and the horse's hooves had just stepped on it twice, and Zhou Hai shouted at the top of his voice: "Come on, prince!" The grass people will always support you——! ”

"Poof."

Zhong Zhiyu and the others couldn't hold back their laughter after all, and the whole team let out a good-natured chuckle.

"Dad, I didn't expect you to be so popular."

Zhenbei Wang Yuan still felt embarrassed, but when Zhong Zhuyu said this, he instantly straightened his waist and looked complacent.

After walking out of the road, Zhong Zhuyu couldn't help but look back, the young man named Zhou Hai was still running hard with the team, panting and his face was distorted, thinking that he was struggling to follow, but the eyes that looked at the king of Zhenbei were always bright, and Zhong Zhuyu's heart softened.

"You have to work hard——! We will always believe in you—"

Zhong Zhuoyu suddenly felt that his nose was sour, and there was a fog in front of him, so he was afraid of being discovered, so he quickly turned his head sideways to wipe it off, and on this side of his head, he found that all the people on the side had red noses.

The king of Zhenbei pulled the reins again, dismounted and bowed deeply to Zhou Hai, and said solemnly: "Zhong, you will live up to your expectations." ”

The soldiers behind him also shouted in unison: "Zhong Jiajun, you will live up to expectations!" ”

The cry shook the sky, and Zhong Zhuyu's eardrums buzzed, but she didn't realize it, she just looked at the scene in front of her, and her mind suddenly brightened: "I really want to be like my father... But the king's affairs won the hearts of the world. ”