After being reminded by Liu Yinglian, Zhang Wen suddenly realized that his situation was a little bad. Liu Chao took Jinyiwei to Zhejiang, and now he wants to arrest some officials and let Zhang Wen go to Hangzhou together, Zhang Wen is weak at this time and is a little afraid to leave Wenzhou.

He was worried that after leaving the Wenzhou camp, Jin Yiwei would simply arrest himself together, and then frame himself on a trumped-up charge, and easily remove the hidden danger...... However, it stands to reason that Liu Chao could not do this, because the Wenzhou camp still had Zhang Wen's 10,000 troops, and there were a large number of Zhang Wen's henchmen in this army, and their methods were too fierce and could cause a mutiny.

Zhang Wen didn't think that Liu Chao dared to arrest him directly in Hangzhou, but he felt that it was better to be careful in everything. Just like the last time he met Qian Yiqian, Zhang Wen also thought that no one would dare to assassinate him like this, but what was the result?

Thousands of calculations, or improvisation is more reliable.

So early the next morning, Zhang Wen rushed to see Liu Chao, pretending to be anxious, and frowned when he entered the door: "Father-in-law Liu, we can't live in peace!" ”

Liu Chao was stunned and said, "What happened?" ”

Zhang Wen paced around on the ground, looking impatient, "In the middle of last night, Xiaguan received a report...... You know, our army is here, it is preparing to fight Fujian, so at the beginning of the official order, he sent secret agents into Fujian to collect intelligence, and yesterday the secret agents reported urgently at night, saying that the White Lotus Sect bandits had gathered heavy troops to fight Wenzhou! ”

Liu Chao was also anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is this matter serious?" Where is the thief army...... When will it call? This White Lotus Sect is also too arrogant, we have heavy troops stationed in Wenzhou, and they dare to come! Master Zhang is anxious, you are here to preside over military affairs, forgive him that the White Lotus Sect can't make any waves...... That, Qian Yiqian will hand it over to our family to take away, otherwise if there is a mess, the important witnesses will be released, but it will be a big deal! ”

After saying just two words, Liu Chao took the initiative to let Zhang Wen stay in Wenzhou, and it seems that Liu Chao has no intention of directly arresting Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen breathed a sigh of relief, maybe the people of the Wei Party didn't want to move themselves so quickly, Wei Zhongxian Zhang Wen knew it, and he wasn't a very capable master...... But then again, it's better to be cautious and prudent.

Now that the excuse has been shaken out, Zhang Wen had to do enough tricks, he still beat his chest on the surface and said: "Gonggong Liu, don't you know, the military expenses of the Wenzhou battalion are very tight, and after recruiting soldiers, they have only been trained for more than a month, and they are all strong men who have not been on the battlefield, and it is difficult to say if they really want to fight." ”

After hearing this, Liu Chao looked at the door, looked anxious to slip away, patted Zhang Wen's arm and said: "The rebels are just refugees who make do with it, Master Zhang doesn't need to worry, your family doesn't know about the war, there must be no problem!" In this way, you hand over Qian Yiqian to our family, and our family hurried back to Hangzhou to find the brother of the tax factory to move some military funds over. ”

"Then I really want to thank Gonggong Liu, the court didn't allocate money to us, these more than 10,000 mouths have to eat, and it is really difficult for the lower officials."

Liu Chao patted his chest and said, "Master Zhang, just rest assured, what kind of friendship do you and I have, this matter is on our family." ”

"Well said, well said. The lower official went to ask someone to bring Qian Yiqian over and hand it over to Gonggong Liu. ”

Liu Chao was very happy to see Zhang Wen so refreshing, you must know that Qian Yiqian is very important to the eunuch party, and it is simply a trump card against the Donglin party.

After a while, Qian Yiqian was brought over. He was not imprisoned by Zhang Wen, but he has been hiding in the governor's house these days, and he has not gone out for half a step, Qian Yiqian is a person who is afraid of death, and he naturally understands that there are many people who want to kill him now.

Of course, Zhang Wen didn't treat Qian Yiqian badly, he was entertained with good wine and meat every day, but Qian Yiqian's mood was obviously not good, he lost a lot of weight at this time, his face was yellow and thin, his expression was gloomy and sluggish.

Zhang Wen pointed to the fat Liu Chao and said, "Lord Qian, this is Gonggong Liu, the person who is the celebrant supervisor. You will go with Gonggong Liu today, as long as you stand on our side, you don't have to be afraid of anything, our people will definitely protect you. ”

Qian Yiqian sighed and did not speak. In order to save his life and have a good reputation, he had to give up, and he was naturally very unhappy.

Liu Chao said with a smile: "Lord Zhang is right, Lord Qian is also a sensible person, what to say and what not to say, listen to our greetings, even if you commit a big thing, don't be afraid, General Jinyi Weitian is our Wei Gonggong's person, who can take you?" ”

Qian Yiqian arched his hand and said, "Please also ask Grandpa Liu to take care of me." ”

Liu Chao smiled, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, time is pressing, our family has other things to do, let's go." Zhang asked to send Liu Chao, but Liu Chao refused, Liu Chao and others were in plainclothes and did not want to publicize it, so they took their leave.

The West Lake Chess Hall case, at this point, Zhang Wen handed over Qian Yiqian, and there was nothing to do with him. Now that the celebrant and the Jinyi guard are in Zhejiang, Zhang Wen doesn't dare to make any moves in Zhejiang...... He saw Fujian, now Fujian is a terra nullius, as long as it is a territory that has been encroached upon by himself, he can take the opportunity to arrange henchmen and install cronies, which is equivalent to the forces under his control.

For Wei Zhongxian's jealousy, Zhang Wen now has to guard against it.

Zhang Wen changed his clothes and rode to the school with the guards to inspect the school grounds, and these days, he has to go to see them almost every day.

The weather is sunny, the school field is full of dust, and tens of thousands of people are practicing here. The generals of the battalions were very conscientious and took the army to train the established projects early on. The content of the training is not simple, not only as simple as learning a few tricks and styles, but also shooting, arranging troops, changing formations, and so on. Every day, they also inculcate a sense of military discipline, and often arrest some people who do not abide by military discipline, punish them with whips and sticks, and even make an example of them.

On the west side of the school grounds, Zhang Zhao was supervising the army's training of muskets, and the training of the three-fold formation was indispensable. Zhang Wen rode over, and Zhang Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to salute and report the content of the training to Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen looked at the sergeants who were lined up in several rows, holding muskets, loading, changing teams, and shooting, and were very proficient, and asked, "Can these people go to the battlefield?" ”

Zhang Zhao shook his head and said: "It will take at least two months to be reliable, the salvo coverage is okay, and the target is not accurate." ”

Zhang Wen turned his head to look at the sergeants who were fighting in rows, holding long firearms in their hands, standing in several horizontal rows, standing straight, they naturally knew their head Zhang Wen, and their bodies were tense at this time. Zhang Wen walked over, took a few steps in front of the army, and finally stopped in front of a dark-skinned young man. Zhang Wen reached out and pulled the young man's crooked collar, the young man blushed, looked ahead, and looked very nervous.

"Relax, do you have ammo on you?" Zhang asked.

The black guy stammered a little and said, "Go back to ...... Back to my lord, there is ...... There is ammunition. ”

Zhang Wen shouted again: "Didn't you hear clearly, do you have ammunition on you?" ”

"Go back to your lordship, you have ammunition for your humble position!"

Zhang Wen raised his horsewhip, pointed to the target a hundred steps away, and said, "Take twenty steps forward, load and shoot the target!" ”

"Order!" The black guy answered, and his body stiffened a little and took twenty steps forward, and began to reload carefully, his hands shaking, probably because of nervousness. He looked like he should have been a peasant not long ago, and he couldn't help but be nervous when so many people looked at him.

Zhang Wen said again: "Hit the target in front of you, and hit the reward of two taels of silver." ”

These recruits not only provide food and shelter, but also pay military salaries in normal times, about one tael of silver per month, and the reward of two taels is not a small amount for them.

The black guy used the bird gun, this arquebus in the same kind of firearms, the accuracy is relatively high, the bird gun, that is, can hit the flying bird, its characteristic is high accuracy, but the lethality is not as heavy as the heavy musket. He finished loading, took the plug and stuffed it in, poked it to increase the airtightness, and then picked up the bird gun and began to aim.

Zhang Wen noticed that this black guy's posture is still very correct, and after more than a month of training, it's not that he hasn't learned anything. The black guy pressed the wooden handle against his shoulder to counteract the recoil.

"Fire! If you hit the officer, you will be rewarded with two taels of silver. ”

The black guy wiped his sweat with his sleeve, took a deep breath, and aimed for a while, "Bang!" There was a loud bang, and a puff of white smoke rose from the ground. After a while, a sergeant on the opposite side rode up to the target to inspect it, shouting to this side: "Off target!" ”

Zhang Wen was a little depressed after hearing this. The guy was crying and looking overwhelmed.

"Homecoming!" Zhang Zhao shouted, and the guy who was shooting the target hurriedly ran back.

Zhang Wen glanced at Zhang Zhao and said, "You are right, it's not yet hot." ”

Zhang Zhao said: "If you pull a row on flat ground. Shoot, but there's nothing wrong with that. Adults and so on. After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he ordered the team to form a three-fold formation, adjusted the target, and then ordered the platoon ~ to shoot.

There was a loud ping-pong bang on the field, and the dust and gunpowder smoke from the ground were filled. After a long time, the smoke gradually dissipated, and Zhang Wen looked to the opposite side, only to see that many targets were even beaten to the ground, and they were in a mess. Zhang Zhao said: "Look, my lord, if the salvo is covered, everything is not a problem. ”

Zhang Wen turned over and said: "Time is not waiting, hurry up training, there are many mountains and forests and jungles in the south, and accuracy is king." ”

Regarding the situation of the new army in Wenzhou, Zhang Wen did not dare to be too hasty, so he could only wait first, while asking Zhang Yingguang to send Jianghu people to infiltrate Fujian to find out information. Zhang Wen stayed in Wenzhou for more than half a month, handling official business during the day, and practicing swords with Ye Qingcheng after dinner.

Ye Qingcheng explained to Zhang Wen the common postures and techniques of the big sword, as well as how to deal with some common attacks, such as stabbing and slashing. There is basically no complete set of swordsmanship, if Ye Qingcheng is taken, even he himself has forgotten the whole set of how to dance, and besides, his sword moves are for actual combat, not sword dancing. So Zhang Wen often practiced with Ye Qing with a wooden sword.

After practicing for half a month, Zhang Wen is still not Ye Qingcheng's opponent at all, but there is also progress, when he first practiced, Zhang Wen was defeated by Ye Qingcheng in one move, and after half a month, he could barely block three or two moves. In fact, Ye Qingcheng usually uses only a few tricks, the moves are very simple and neat, but they are better than proficiency and experience.

Zhang Wen also felt the benefits of practicing swords, strengthening the body does have an effect, in the past, Zhang Wen ate, when there was a combination of meat and vegetables, he ate three small bowls to suit his appetite, and now the amount of food has doubled, and he has to eat a lot of meat.

Zhang Wen sometimes said to Ye Qingcheng: You are a master, I will definitely not be able to beat you in a short time, but I don't know how to win or lose against those ordinary sergeants.

Soon Zhang Wen had a chance, on the 15th of July, the whole camp was repaired, and there was no need to train. Sacrifice during the day, a batch of wine is transported in the camp at night, everyone naturally does not miss the opportunity to drink, and lights a bonfire in the school field to barbecue and drink, of course, the indispensable program in the barracks is wrestling, sword fighting and other physical activities, the most happy thing for everyone is that you can bet on winning or losing. Sergeants like to gamble, but military law prohibits gambling, but this kind of trimming is generally not very careful.

Zhang Wen also came to the school and sat around drinking with some senior generals. Not far away, a large group of sergeants were gathering around the fire, making loud noises, and two armies were competing in the middle, and the people around them were placing bets.

"Let's go over and see." Zhang Wen said to Ye Qingcheng and the others, then stood up and walked over. When the sergeants saw Zhang Wen coming, they all got out of the way, and the noise was lowered. Zhang Wen waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry about me, you continue, I'll take a look." ”

There were two big men in the middle, holding wooden sticks in their hands, and there was a middle-aged sergeant in the middle who was giving orders there, shouting: "The third round is decided, start!" ”

The army pressed the treasure, and soon aroused emotions, and shouted loudly, "Luo Zhutou will definitely win!" "Huang Sanwa wins!"

The two big men are holding wooden sticks in their hands, which means that they are going to point to the end, not to fight hard. The stick is neither long nor short, and it can't be used as a spear, whether you use a knife or a sword, in short, if you point to the important parts of the person, you will win, and it will be considered a fight.

One of the big men is five big and three thick, with a fat head, when he has the advantage, everyone shouts "Luo Pig's Head wins", it seems that this fat head is Luo Pig's Head, and the other big man has a beard, which should be Huang Sanwa. The kung fu of the two of them is between them, fighting back and forth, there is no discipline, but fortunately, the two guys are tall but their movements are quite agile, jumping around, they look very exciting, and they are very funny, no wonder everyone is so interested.

Zhang Wen turned back to Ye Qingcheng and smiled: "These two guys don't have any martial arts, maybe I can win." ”

Ye Qingcheng hugged his arms and said with a smile: "If the adults come to the field to compete with them, they will definitely be pressed in the end." ”

"No, you look down on my swordsmanship too much."

At this time, there was a "good" in the crowd, Zhang Wen turned his head to look, only to see that the pig head suddenly rushed towards Huang Sanwa, holding a wooden stick and slashing it diagonally. Luo Zhu's head missed, but his reaction was very fast, and he suddenly buried his head and slammed into the opponent's chest. As soon as Huang Sanwa's right leg was raised, her body turned sideways, and Luo Zhu's head immediately hit the air, stumbled, and fluttered out, almost not falling. At this time, Huang Sanwa was behind Luo Zhu's head, which was very advantageous, so he picked up the wooden stick and slapped it on his buttocks.

"Good!" "Huang Sanwa is so good!" The crowd suddenly shouted, and the winner was decided.

Ye Qingcheng pointed to the beard and said: "This guy is a practitioner, and he has a good horse walk, but he didn't learn it in the barracks." ”

Zhang Wen watched the round, and his interest was very high, so he shouted: "Huang Sanwa, this official has come to ask for a few tricks." The army immediately rose to prominence, and the spirit was even higher, and the governor himself came into the field, and everyone was looking forward to it.

Seeing Zhang Wen coming over, he picked up the wooden stick on the ground, his face turned red, and he said very shyly: "My lord, I don't dare to ......."

Zhang Wen smiled and said: "It's okay, don't let me, as long as you are not in the queue, just treat me as a brother, let's have fun." ”

Everyone was in a commotion, and they were looking forward to it, but when they pressed the injection, they basically pressed Huang Sanwa, because everyone knew that Zhang Wen was born as a civil official in Jinshi, and he had nothing to say about the article and strategy, but he played this fight......

When Zhang Wen looked back, Ye Qingcheng and Zhang Zhao gambled alone, and Zhang Zhao said, "One move." ”

Ye Qingcheng thought for a while and stretched out a slap: "Five moves." ”

Apparently they are not betting on who will win or lose, but on how many moves they will lose. Zhang Wen scolded the two guys for not being righteous.

Seeing this, the middle-aged sergeant who won or lost the referee shouted: "Two ready, the first round begins!" ”

Zhang Wen and Luo Hu each held a wooden stick, stood facing each other, and Luo Hu said: "My lord, the brothers press me to win, I can't release water, I'm offended." ”

"Let the horse come, if you want to lose quickly, you can release the water." Zhang Wen shouted.

Seeing that Zhang Wen was very open, the army shouted: "Okay! ”

The beard clenched the wooden stick, rushed up with an arrow step, stretched out his hand, and stabbed the wooden stick straight at Zhang Wen's neck, and the degree was very fast. Zhang Wen has been learning the sword for more than half a month, and he didn't learn it in vain, of course he knows how to dodge such a direct move, he stepped his right leg, stabilized his center of gravity, tilted his body to the right, and the other party stabbed in the air. Of course, the beard didn't think of a move to knock Zhang Wen down, such a stab was just a temptation.

However, Zhang Zhao obviously lost the bet, because Zhang Wen was not knocked down after a move. After Zhang Wen dodged the other party's stabbing blow, he did not rush to fight back, he did not think twice, and hurriedly raised the wooden stick to the left. Sure enough, Huang Sanwa did not use all his strength under the stab, but left his back hand, and when the wooden stick stabbed Zhang Wen's left, Huang Sanwa immediately slashed to the right.

Ye Qingcheng, who was standing outside, said with a smile: "Two moves." ”

At this time, Huang Sanwa's body leaned forward after attacking, obviously walking forward much faster than retreating, Huang Sanwa jumped forward with strength, and at the same time jumped around, turned around, and encountered Zhang Wen's wooden stick from behind, and the two parried again.

Ye Qingcheng said: "Three moves." ”

Huang Sanwa saw that Zhang Wen still had some skills, and also let go of his hands and feet, and soon slashed at Zhang Wen head-on, this time with a lot more force, Zhang Wen raised the wooden stick to block it, the wooden stick was beaten down, and his tiger mouth was numb. Huang Sanwa then swept her waist, and this time Zhang asked too late to parry, she was beaten up, "ouch", and scolded in her mouth: "Damn, you turned a corner." ”

Ye Qingcheng said with a smile: "Just five moves, General Zhang, take the money and take the money." ”