At the mouth of the alley, Xue Pan, Jia Lian and others were standing with respectful eyebrows at the moment.

According to the advance notice, Zhu Jinghong should have arrived a moment ago, but there was no one on the street until now.

However, the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division had cleared the streets in advance, making the surroundings seem quiet.

After standing for so long, Xue Pan also felt a little tired, but he didn't dare to leave.

"Second Brother Lian, I'm tired of you and me!" Xue Pan looked back at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian smiled peacefully: "Brother Pan, how can you and I say this!" ”

The two of them chatted in a low voice, and Jia Rong and Jia Yun, who were standing behind, had different moods.

Jia Rong has also become an alternate dragon guard, and finally has an official identity, and today is to meet the "world" with Jia Lian.

As for Jia Yun, he has reviewed it again in his heart, hoping that his preparation will be foolproof and he will show his face at a critical time later.

It can be said that except for Xue Pan, everyone present has a strong sense of dedication, which is very different from the original "history".

Just when everyone was waiting, they heard a series of horses' hooves in front of them, which made Xue Pan and the others immediately wait.

But he saw that there were several guards, and the first one was the costume of the dragon guard, so he knew that Zhu Jinghong was not far from here.

As the visitor approached, Jia Lian recognized that it was Lu Yuxin, and the two of them had some friendship in private.

After getting closer, Lu Yuxin turned over and dismounted, and with him came the soldiers of the Bannerman's Guard.

"Brother Lu, why did you come first?" Jia Lian greeted him.

Handing over the reins of the horse to the accompanying soldiers, Lu Yuxin tightened the wrist guards on his hands, and then replied: "The thirteenth master is almost here, I'll explore the way for him first!" ”

Jia Lian said with a smile: "This errand is in the hands of you, it can be seen that Brother Lu is deeply valued by the Thirteenth Master, and the future is immeasurable!" ”

Although he is the son-in-law of the Guogong Mansion, Jia Lian does not have a lofty posture.

On the one hand, he is easy-going by nature, and on the other hand, he recognizes Lu Yuxin as a friend.

"Brother Jia has an overreputation, I'm just running an errand for the Thirteenth Master!"

"Brother Lu is too modest......"

After speaking, Jia Lian turned around and introduced to Xue Pan, who was standing in place: "Brother Pan, this is Brother Lu of the Dragon Guard, and his family is also Jinling Yingtianfu!" ”

Hearing the introduction, Xue Pan's heart was full of bitterness, of course he couldn't forget Lu Yuxin.

Half a year ago in Yingtian, when he was fighting with Feng Yuan for Yinglian, he dealt with Lu Yuxin, and he was almost killed by the guards when the street fought.

Although they knew each other, Xue Pan pretended not to hear it at this moment, and saluted with his fists: "I've seen Brother Lu!" ”

Lu Yuxin also knew Xue Pan, since the other party pretended not to know him, he regarded it as the first time they met.

Immediately afterwards, Jia Lian introduced Lu Yuxin to Jia Rong, and pointed out that his uncle and nephew were also alternate dragon guards.

Lu Yuxin looked at the way he came and said, "You have passed the assessment earlier, and you and I can be on an errand together!" ”

Xungui's children are to pass the assessment, and they can be selected if they meet the corresponding requirements, and their remaining places will be given to the children of military generals to compete.

The latter was selected to be called a great roll, and the average proportion was close to one in a hundred, and he had to have real skills.

Like Lu Yuxin, he is only the commander of the sixth rank in the family, just past the standard of running for the Dragon Guard, and he can be selected to definitely be called the king of the volume.

"In the future, I have to rely on Brother Lu to mention more!"

"Brother Jia is serious, I am soft-spoken, and I have to rely on you to take care of me in the future!"

This kind of high-sounding polite words is equivalent to an end, and time flies faster.

When he heard the faint sound of drums, Lu Yuxin reminded: "The thirteenth master is here!" ”

How dare everyone slack off, they all stood solemnly one by one to welcome Zhu Jinghong's arrival.

About a few minutes later, Zhu Jinghong's honor guard appeared first, and then a large group of people arrived at the scene, surrounding the alley.

When Zhu Jinghong's sedan chair fell, Xue Pan and the others had already knelt down to greet him in advance.

The curtain was lifted, and Zhu Jinghong walked out slowly.

I saw that he was wearing a black gauze winged crown on his head, and he was wearing a red four-group dragon cloud pattern round-necked robe, which was the usual clothing of the prince.

"Knock on the Thirteenth Master!" Xue Pan and a few people kowtowed.

"Hmm...... Get up! Zhu Jinghong replied calmly, but his eyes looked into the alley.

The alley is not long, at this moment there are dozens of guards standing on both sides, and there are also guards guarding several courtyards on both sides, and nearly 100 foreigners' residences are silent at the moment.

"Thirteenth Master, the people you want are inside!" Xue Pan stepped forward to guide.

Surrounded by guards, Zhu Jinghong slowly walked inside and asked casually, "How many people are there?" ”

Xue Pan replied: "Back to the Thirteenth Master, there were originally one hundred and five people in Beijing, but two died of illness during this time, and seven people felt that they couldn't stay up and left, and now there are still ninety-six people left!" ”

Stopping, Zhu Jinghong turned around and asked, "Can't stand it?" What do you mean? ”

"Although the villain hired them for a lot of money, he told them...... It's the court that wants to reuse them! ”

"These months have passed...... The Thirteenth Master was not summoned, and some people thought that the court did not use it, so he left! ”

Zhu Jinghong understood this, and it was obvious that the people who left were angry because they "didn't meet their talents".

In this way, the few people who left may have real skills, and those who stay are more likely to be mixed up.

Then Zhu Jinghong asked: "What are the specialties of those people who left?" ”

"This ......"

This sentence stopped Xue Pan, how could he have thought that Zhu Jinghong would care about the people who left.

"Huh?"

Xue Pan couldn't answer, so he looked back at Jia Yun, who was isolated from the inner circle at the moment, standing with Jia Lian and the others.

"Thirteenth Master, this matter ...... The villain has specially delegated someone to be in charge, and he should know the details! As he spoke, cold sweat kept breaking out on Xue Pan's back.

"Call him over!" Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice.

Raising his sleeve to wipe the sweat stains on his forehead, Xue Pan turned around and shouted, "Virtuous nephew...... Hurry up, the thirteenth master wants to ask! ”

Hearing Xue Pan's words, Jia Yun secretly sighed that the opportunity had come.

After taking a deep breath and secretly cheering herself up, Jia Yun walked towards Zhu Jinghong.

"Villain Jia Yun...... See the Thirteenth Master! ”

Looking at the young man kneeling respectfully in front of him, Zhu Jinghong was slightly surprised, he didn't expect to meet this person here.

Although he has not read the original book of Red Mansions, he still knows that this Jia Yun is a rare good person in Red Mansions.

Of course, TV series are just TV series, but now it is the real reality, and Zhu Jinghong believes in his own judgment more.

"Get up and talk back!"

"Xie Thirteen Master!" Jia Yun stood up carefully, hooking her waist and not daring to look at Zhu Jinghong.

"Xue Pan said that there are seven people who can't stay up and leave, what are the specialties of these people?"

Jia Yun has been in charge of the affairs in the alley from beginning to end, and he has been very clear in all aspects since he was in charge, and he is confident in the face of questioning at the moment.

"Returning to the Thirteenth Master, there are three people who can make muskets, two people who are good at making artillery, and two others...... I like to draw boats, and I think I can build ships! ”

Guns and warships, the top priority of future expansion, if these few are really capable, Zhu Jinghong will do his best to find them back.

Of course, at the moment, he has more important things, which is to inspect the more than 90 people left behind.

Walking further into the alley, Zhu Jinghong asked, "What are the abilities of the rest of these people?" ”

Jia Yun was about to answer, but was preempted by Xue Pan, who followed.

"Back to the Thirteenth Master, the rest of these man-made guns and cannons, warships and sailors are all there, in order to gather these people together, the villain also made a special trip to Luzon!"

Xue Pan's words inevitably meant to invite merit, but Zhu Jinghong was not disgusted, after all, people were working for him.

I only heard Zhu Jinghong ask again: "These people, are they from which countries?" How many people can make guns? How many cannons are there? ”

These Xue Pan had done his homework, but perhaps because he was too nervous, he remembered the detailed data for a while, so that he didn't even dare to answer randomly, so he could only sweep his gaze to Jia Yun.

(End of chapter)