After coming out of Baijiamian and taking more than ten steps, Chen Sicang said in a low voice: "Huaizhen." ”

Wei Huaizhen stopped, and Wende on the side also stopped. Wei Huaizhen whispered: "Si Cang, I think what Zheng Gongzi said is true. ”

Chen Sicang was stunned. He really wanted to ask this, but before he could say it, Wei Huaizhen answered. Chen Sicang swallowed and said, "But what about Zhu Gongzi?" ”

Zhu Wuqian is Mr. Zhu's grandson, and naturally his benefactor. Chen Sicang is upright and even a little stubborn, in his mind, what Zhu Wuqian wants them to do must be completed to the letter. The righteous group issued a death order, and it was necessary to take the life of the murderer, and now that they have learned Xiang Tiange's true identity, even if they don't make a move, they can only tell Zhu Wuqian about Xiang Tiange's whereabouts, and they can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the Zhu family. But Xiang Tiange's father turned out to be a member of the Wude Camp Yizi Camp, and the Wude Camp is the same as the branch, even if Xiang Tiange's father did not go to Xiyuan with most of the troops, he is also a comrade after all, and Chen Sicang can't feel that he can do it if he hands over Xiang Tiange like this. Although Wei Huaizhen is younger than him and Dekeziwende, firstly, Wei Huaizhen is the eldest brother of Mr. Beidou, and secondly, Wei Huaizhen's wisdom makes Chen Sicang convinced.

Wei Huaizhen did not hesitate and said, "Mr. Zhu is also a member of the Wude Camp. If he knew the identity of that brother Xiang, do you think he would be dealt with like that? ”

Chen Sicang was stunned again, thinking that with Mr. Zhu's temperament, he should not challenge Xiang Tiange. But now Zhu Laosheng is old and frail and sickly, so this Autumn Lantern Festival also asked the three of them to come to Chu Shuai Monument to incense, and the Zhu family's family background will be attributed to Zhu Wuqian sooner or later. He thought about it and said slowly: "Then how to explain in front of Zhu Gongzi?" ”

"The gentleman's Ze will be beheaded in the fifth generation." Wei Huaizhen said casually, and immediately saved Chen Sicang from reading much, but he was afraid that he didn't understand the meaning of his words, so he continued: "Mr. Zhu's kindness, that is Mr. Zhu's, and Mr. Zhu's kindness to us is also because of Mr. Zhu." The priorities here are self-evident. ”

Chen Sicang sighed and didn't say anything more. Just now that Zheng Hanbai said the reason why Xiang Tiange sought revenge from the Justice Group, Chen Sicang actually felt quite a bit in his heart, thinking that the Justice Group was not as upright as he said - if what Zheng Hanbai said was true. He also felt that he might not be able to determine the truth of what he said, so he had to ask Wei Huaizhen for verification. Wei Huaizhen said that it should be true, it is most likely true, Xiang Tiange is excusable for seeking revenge, and it is understandable not to inform Zhu Gongzi of his whereabouts. And Mr. Zhu's kindness to the three of him, that is Mr. Zhu's, the three of them actually have nothing to do with Zhu Gongzi, so naturally they don't have to obey him in everything. Thinking of this, Chen Sicang whispered: "But if Zhu Gongzi urges us to track down the whereabouts of the murderer, how can we answer?" ”

In fact, this kind of thing is not a matter at all in the eyes of ordinary people, and it is contrary to the yang and the yin, and it is okay to promise it in person, but in fact it is not to do it. But all three of him grew up in Xiyuan since childhood, and Wende is a Hu person from the Xiyuan Tianling Bird Department. Nishihara is sincere, and the three of them have no habit of telling lies, so they just don't want to do it, so they have to tell the truth. But if Zhu Gongzi asks why he doesn't want to investigate, this reason is not easy to find. Wei Huaizhen thought for a while and said, "If you don't do it, you don't stop it, so today, I will go to Mr. Zhu to resign." ”

Now the three of them are the identities of the Qingke under the Zhu Mansion, and they don't have to do anything to have three meals a day. If Zhu Wuqian asked them to track down the murderers, even if they used the desire to make money as an excuse, Zhu Wuqian would definitely say that he would pay the wages, and there would be no excuse at that time. So Rao is Wei Huaizhen wise, but he doesn't want to tell lies, and if he wants to shirk it, this is the only stupid way. Chen Sicang thought for a while and said to Wende: "Wende, what do you say?" ”

Wende said: "Huaizhen is right. I saw someone on the street the other day recruiting workers to carry them, and they could earn two big copper a day. ”

Among the three of them, Chen Sicang has the greatest strength, and Wende is not far behind. Although Wei Huaizhen is not as strong as the two of them, he is far above ordinary people. If you go to carry it, you should be able to do it. Wei Huaizhen said: "Yes, I have seen it too, and I have thought about it for a long time." Although Mr. Zhu took us in, he could not send anyone to the fence for the rest of his life. Instead of looking up to others for a long time, it is better to move out early to support yourself. ”

When it comes to "self-reliance", he is at a loss in his heart. At the beginning of the Chu Capital City, Wei Huaizhen was already a sentry officer of the Lianzi Battalion at a young age, and because of Mr. Beidou's high feet, he consciously made immortal contributions and became the right-hand man of the handsome in the future. However, the great changes are prominent, although the West Plains is not as good as before, but it is still enough to be proud of the heroes of Chu Capital City was destroyed in a battle, only the three of them escaped, and they didn't know that they were not left behind, and they had nothing to do after they fell into Wuyun City. Although he said that "he can't live under the fence all his life", if he doesn't live under Mr. Zhu's fence, he can only live by selling coolies.

Is it necessary to spend an ordinary life like this? Wei Huaizhen's heart suddenly became extremely dazed. Chen Sicang didn't notice the fluctuations in Wei Huaizhen's heart, and still whispered: "I didn't expect that Zheng Gongzi turned out to be the queen of Zheng Sichu." ”

The name Zheng Sichu is unusually loud in the distant capital city of Chu in the Western Plains. As a proud disciple of Mr. Beidou, Wei Huaizhen also received guidance from the previous generation of handsome Xue Tingxuan when he was young, and I remember that Xue Shuai talked about this Zheng Sichu at that time.

After the Wude Battalion arrived in Xiyuan, it defeated the Central Plains Expeditionary Army twice and finally won a foothold. The first time I fought against the Central Plains Army, I was a newcomer, and my strength was weak, which was even more difficult than the second time. At that time, Xue Tingxuan tried his best to win, but unexpectedly, this Zheng Sichu suddenly came to the city to deceive the city. If it weren't for Chen Zhong, the veteran who stayed behind at the time, to see through this plan, Xue Shuai's first victory would have been in vain and would have come to naught. And Xue Shuai's hand is also abolished under this Zheng Sichu's gun, but the strange thing is that afterwards, whether it is General Chen Zhong or Xue Shuai, when they talk about this Zheng Sichu, they all admire more than hate, and General Chen has a good impression of this person, although the previous generation of Wude Battalion Marshal, the defeat and killing of the daughter of General Chen is inseparable from this person.

Since then, Wei Huaizhen has been quite interested in the enemy of this Wude battalion. Because Xue Shuai has passed away for many years, there is always an illusion in his mind that this Zheng Sichu is also an ancient. However, today I met the son of this man. Although Zheng Hanbai was very young, Wei Huaizhen was deeply impressed by the short fight last night and the young man's quick reaction when he met unexpectedly. This is the case for an ungrown son, no wonder General Chen, who is regarded as a protector by the Wude Battalion, would praise this Zheng Sichu so much. Hearing Chen Sicang talk about it, he nodded and said, "Yes, the world is so small, I really didn't expect it." ”

On the other hand, Wende suddenly said: "Huaizhen, why does Zheng Gongzi say that he is also very related to Wudeying?" ”

Wei Huaizhen and Chen Sicang were both stunned. Chen Fangcai and Zheng Hanbai said that their father was Zheng Sichu, and they were both extremely shocked, and they didn't care about anything else. Xiang Tiange's father is a veteran of the Wude Battalion, so he naturally has a very good relationship, but how can Zheng Sichu say that he has a relationship with the Wude Battalion?

Chen Sicang hesitated: "Probably...... That Zheng Sichu had a battle with our Wude Battalion, and he admired it very much, so he asked his son to come and give Chu Shuai incense. ”

Wende nodded and said, "Oh, I see. ”

Is that really the reason? Wei Huaizhen didn't say anything, but she always felt a little strange. Chen Sicang's explanation barely makes sense, but Chu Shuai is the first marshal of the Wude Battalion, and his death was decades ago, and with Zheng Sichu's age, it is impossible to fight with Chu Shuai. Although he admired the Wude Camp because of his sympathy, it was traced back to the first marshal, which made some sense. It's just that they all forgot about this stubble just now, and now they didn't expect it at all, but Wende, who usually doesn't talk much, said it. Just now, he disturbed the youngest Zheng Gongzi again, Wei Huaizhen felt that his face was a little feverish, and he was even more embarrassed to turn around and ask him what his relationship was with Wudeying.

Because they had made up their minds to support themselves and returned to Zhu's house, the three of them deliberately avoided Zhu Wuqian and went to bid farewell to Mr. Zhu. Now that Mr. Zhu is old, he can't get up from the sick bed, and it is difficult for him to speak. Hearing that they had already made incense to Chu Shuai, Mr. Zhu nodded slightly on the bed, and said after a while: "Okay." When Wei Huaizhen said that he was going to move out, Mr. Zhu was a little surprised, and reluctantly asked a few words, seeing that they had made up their minds, he didn't keep much, but just called the housekeeper and gave each of the three of them ten gold coins to settle down.

Leaving the Zhu Mansion, the three of them immediately went to find the recruitment office that Wende had talked about. When I asked, I knew that it was the Dinghu Wharf in the east of the city. The ships are all finished at Dinghu Lake, and then transported to various parts of the city by water or land. Now that the world is peaceful, there is an endless stream of ships sailing into Wuyun City, and transportation is manual work, which consumes a lot, and the existing workers are not enough, so it is necessary to recruit a new batch. These workers are divided into two shifts, shift system and sitting shift system, the shift system is two shifts a day, and they go home to rest after work. The shift system is to eat and live at the dock, and you have to do it when you have a job. Listening to it, they could still eat and live, but the three of them got what they wanted, and they signed a shift system on the spot. Two big copper a day, two meals a day when the quota is enough, and there are bonuses for excess, all three of them are strong and strong men, and it is not a problem to do enough rations, plus the ten gold coins that Mr. Zhu gave when he parted, saving some flowers, and it may not be impossible to save two years to buy a small house. It's just that they didn't know that Zhu Wu had the help of Huang Chunren's order to track down the whereabouts of the murderer, and when they went home that day, they learned that the three of them went to the memorial hall on the orders of their grandfather, and when they came back, they said goodbye and left, and they couldn't help but be very anxious, and they searched for a long time in the city. It's just that Zhu Wuqian never dreamed that the three of them would become porters on duty at Dinghu Wharf, and they usually didn't go into the city at all, where could he find it?

The Autumn Lantern Festival consists of three days. The lightboat on the first day and the autumn opera on the second day were extremely lively. On the third day, it was the autumn feast, where families gathered together to eat and drink. Rich people go to restaurants, and those who don't have much money also burn a table at home, but they are happy. The Great Qi Empire set up a red silk luncheon on the second day of the Autumn Lantern Festival to entertain ministers of all sizes. Those above the fifth rank of the ninth rank of the civil service and the ninth rank above the thirteenth rank of the martial profession are eligible to participate in this luncheon. After the luncheon is served, each attendee will receive a letter and two red silk cakes. This kind of red silk cake is a secret made by Ouchi, one salty and one sweet. Because the specifications of this luncheon are extremely high, although the red silk cake is not necessarily delicious to be amazing, it is regarded as the supreme glory, so there is a famous official surnamed Qian in Wuyun City today who has two poems: "But if you can eat the red silk cake, it is equivalent to going to Bai Yujing." "Bai Yujing is the legendary Heavenly Palace, and this Qian said that eating red silk cakes is like ascending immortals, which shows the importance that people at the time attached to this thing.

This year's red silk banquet was even more grand than in previous years. Although it was a luncheon, the military and political ministers of the two classes of civil and military affairs had already sat down. The emperor is majestic, but he is also very close to the people, and the red silk luncheon is happy with the people every year, and they disperse happily. In the two classes of civil and military, the literary class is headed by the six Shangshu, and the martial class is respected by the three marshals of Wei Rentu, Fang Ruoshui and Fu Yanshu, and the subsequent three marshals of earth, fire and wind and the marshal of the forbidden army Pang Songnian are the deputies. Two rows of civil and military personnel are neatly arranged in the main hall, and the servants are endless. The person who presided over the red silk banquet was the chief manager of Ouchi, Sha Gonggong, who was orderly and meticulous, and soon set up the wine and food on each small table.

The emperor advocates simplicity, so although the specifications of the red silk banquet are high, the dishes are not much, each person has four dishes, one soup, and one pot of wine. And regardless of the size of the official rank, the dishes are exactly the same. This is also a characteristic of the Great Qi Empire, and it has been since the first autumn banquet of the founding of the country.

The autumn feast ends at noon. With the announcement of the salute, all the officials stood up and saluted and thanked the emperor in the center. Just as Fu Yanshu was about to retreat, a yellow gate official came over and said, "King Fu Ming, Your Majesty is invited." ”

Although he didn't say anything, it must have been a matter of the Southern Expedition. It has been more than ten days since the last emperor set out to go south. The soldiers are fast, and the troops mobilized to Dongping City are almost there, and Fu Yanshu, the main general, should also be in place. It's just that he commands the naval army as the main general, and the direct commander of the land route doesn't know who it is? It stands to reason that Pang Songnian, the marshal of the forbidden army, can be ruled out, and Dai Chengxiao, the king of Diming, has been stationed outside, and he can't catch up, and the two southeast military regions where Shen Yangyi, the king of Fengming, is stationed to deter Wuyang City, and now it has become a front line, and it can't be relaxed.

Wang Li ranked third in the Four Ming Kings of Water, Land, Fire and Wind, and the rank of the Red Silk Banquet was only after the chief three marshals of the martial arts class. It is said that Wang Li now believes in a sect that worships fire from a foreign country, to the point of praying tirelessly every day. Since ancient times in the Central Plains, the biggest religion is the legal system, and there are many other sects, but most of the believers are very few, and this sect of Wang Lixin has not appeared for a long time, less than a hundred years so far, but it has developed quite prosperously, it is Wuyun City, and there are many believers, even if there are several in the palace of Shuiming Wang. The nurse that Fu Yanshu invited for her daughter is a believer, and she also worships every day.

Thinking of this, Fu Yanshu couldn't help but look behind him. At this time, the hundred officials were withdrawing from the main hall one after another, and Wang Li also walked out with the crowd, and there was no Yellow Gate official to let him stay.

Isn't it Wang Li? Fu Yanshu was slightly surprised. Dai Chengxiao, the king of Diming, although he is the second seat of the King of Siming and is very old, but it is recognized behind his back that Dai Chengxiao's combat power is in the last seat of the King of Siming, and he can sit in such a high position, just because Dai Chengxiao's luck is very good, so Dai Chengxiao's nickname is "Five Blessings". Of course, this kind of statement is really unfair, Dai Chengxiao is a veteran of a hundred battles, by no means a mediocre person, he has experienced many wars in his life, and it is impossible to get to the present by luck alone. Naturally, if you talk about personal combat strength, he is of course not as good as Wang Li, who has the nickname of "Three Uniques of Guns, Horses and Bows". But Dai Chengxiao, Fu Yanshu thinks that his personal courage with Shen Yangyi is not as good as that of Wang. However, for the sake of the general's bravery, although Wang Li's force is strong, his command of the three armies is inferior to Dai Chengxiao. Perhaps, the emperor wants to mobilize Dai Chengxiao or Shen Yangyi to serve as the commander of the army?

He followed the yellow gate to the retreat hall, and the yellow gate stood and whispered, "King Fu Ming, please." ”

As soon as he walked into the retreat hall, he saw the emperor talking with a person in the hall from a distance. When Fu Yanshu turned the screen, an attendant Huangmen whispered: "Your Majesty, King Fu Ming has arrived." The man who was talking to the emperor suddenly stood up, turned around and said, "Marshal Fu." ”

As soon as he saw this person, Fu Yanshu also returned the salute and said, "General Yemo." ”

This person is Dai Chengxiao's deputy marshal Yemo Wang Zuo. Yemo Wang Zuo has the name of "ghost gun", the spear skills are not inferior to Wang Li, and he is well versed in the art of war, although he is only Dai Chengxiao's deputy, but he has always been recognized as the strength of the four kings. Dai Chengxiao's army has the largest number of troops, and the main one is to incorporate the gentleman's battalion that the emperor personally commanded when he was a general in the past, and this gentleman's battalion is under the command of Yemo Wang Zuo. As soon as he saw this person, Fu Yanshu's heart brightened, and he knew that the army commander that the emperor wanted must be him.

The emperor also stood up at this time and said, "Brother Fu, you are here." He turned his head and said to the other person: "General Yemo, sit down, don't be polite." ”

A yellow door came over and handed a seat to Fu Yanshu, Fu Yanshu had the right not to bow down with his sword, so he didn't have to kneel down to thank him, so he bowed and sat down. Seeing him sit down, the emperor said, "Brother Fu, how is the water army assembled?" ”

The previous plan set by the emperor was to use 20,000 naval troops and 50,000 army troops to march south with Dongping City as a base. Dongping City is on the south bank of the Great River, both offensive and defensive, and it is the starting point of Cao Yun, and it is the most convenient to replenish the grain and straw of the Southern Expeditionary Army. Fu Yanshu has been selecting people and preparing equipment these days, and when he heard the emperor ask, he said: "Your Majesty, the 20,000 sailors are ready to go. ”

A smile appeared on the emperor's face. The sudden Sunflower King army all the way was beyond imagination, but the Great Qi Empire was not a vegetarian. Fu Yanshu, who is the No. 1 in the world in water warfare, plus the "ghost spear" Yemo Wang Zuo, who has real talent and learning, leads 70,000 imperial elites, no matter how powerful the Sunflower King Army is, after all, it will come from afar, and it will never be the opponent of the Imperial Army. He said: "Okay, without further ado, I will leave the school before September 10." Brother Fu, if you join forces with General Yemo this time, the rebellion in southern Xinjiang will definitely be calmed down in one go. ”

When the emperor speaks, he has never liked to say much, and he is concise and to the point. And this sentence also means that the southern expedition began with lightning speed.