Zeng Nianzhen thought that he was a private minister of the East Palace, although this life violated the laws of the imperial court, he still replied without thinking: "The minister is willing!"

And then he said, "It's long overdue." ”

"You have people in the rivers and lakes, and you should be able to recruit five hundred, but I want not only assassins, but also an army. Su Ziji's expression was solemn: "When it is critical, I can pull it up and fight for my life." ”

Li Shimin was suppressed by the prince in the political struggle, launched the Xuanwumen Change, and finally tried his best 100 warriors, and 600 people heard the news and were willing to follow, so he turned the tables in one fell swoop, and the prince had 2,003 Changlin soldiers at that time.

It can be seen that there is an elite army at a critical time, even if it is only a few hundred, it is completely different.

Even if he is insidious and cunning to the extreme, he must have an army of his own, or it is the old way of the prince - not a single soldier or general can be mobilized at a critical time.

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, the king's ministers, who want to train 500 elite soldiers in the country, and still want not to be discovered, it is a fool's business. ”

"When you go overseas, that's the blank space of the imperial court. ”

As he spoke, he arrived at the village, and because of the importance of the matter, he kept silent.

The Sun family is at the head of the village, and there is no need to inquire, you can see a house, although it is not an adobe house, it looks like there is a brick and tile structure, but it is obviously old, the yard is surrounded by a fence, and the wall door is a wooden door.

She hurriedly walked over to the fence and asked, "Are you here to find someone?"

Before Su Ziji could answer, as soon as the door opened, an old man in a half-used cotton robe, who looked old, but still had the smell of a soldier, hurried out, and saw Zeng Nianzhen and Cen Rubai outside the fence, his body was shocked, staring at Su Ziji.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he was similar to the crown prince, so he arched his hand and asked, "Is it the Marquis who came?"

"It's me. Su Ziji replied.

The next moment, the old man's face suddenly turned red, he straightened his clothes, fell to his knees with a pop, and shouted loudly: "Sun Ping of the Chendong Palace team has seen the young master!"

As he spoke, he bowed again and again, and the snow suddenly became a concave.

"Lord Sun, please get up. Su Ziji hurriedly reached out to help.

Sun Ping smiled bitterly: "Young master, how can I be an adult, and I dare not call an adult in front of His Highness." ”

"It didn't count in the past, but from today onwards, it counts. ”

Looking at Sun Ping's back, he was standing in the distance and didn't dare to step forward, the old man, the woman, the child, although this family is not considered to be prosperous, but it can be regarded as having descendants.

It's just that although I can't talk about clothes and cover, I actually have some dishes, and my clothes are patched, so I know that life is not easy.

Su Ziji saw Sun Ping's tears flowing, looked at the people behind him, and was also full of emotion, and said, "Over the years, you have worked hard. Lord Sun, I have just been made a marquis, and there is still an official position of lieutenant left in the mansion, I wonder if you are willing to go out of the mountain again and escort me?"

"I, the minister, is naturally willing!"

I wanted to say something, but I looked at the earnest gaze of the young man in front of me, and when the words I wanted to say reached my mouth, it became trembling, how many years have passed, and I have finally waited for it.

Su Ziji said again: "Come, let's go in and talk." ”

Sun Ping looked left and right, and saw that there was some movement in the neighbors, so he suddenly woke up and immediately let Su Ziji into the house.

And they came into the house.

The courtyard can still be seen to be neat, but although the house is also clean, the area is very small, separated by green cloth curtains, the main house has tables and chairs by the window, but there are paper, scissors, and paste on it, and a bundle of sharpened bamboo strips at the bottom, and an unfinished kite, which makes several people look narrow when they enter.

"This is a kite that my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have tied to sell for a few bucks. Sun Ping was a little embarrassed and explained on the side: "Actually, over the years, Mr. Zeng and Mr. Cen have been helping us, but I was sick a few years ago and spent money on medicine, so I looked a little down." ”

Su Ziji sighed: "Master Sun doesn't need to explain, I really feel uncomfortable in my heart for letting you suffer like this all these years." I don't know if Master Sun can still contact my colleagues back then? I plan to ask them to come out of the mountain to help me. ”

The new lieutenant's face darkened, and he also sighed: "It's not that the minister refuses, but most of these people who were implicated back then are old and sick, and I'm afraid that they won't be able to use it, so they are reconnected and connected, and they may not be able to help the young master. ”

This is the old minister of the East Palace.

Su Ziji listened to this, and sighed in his heart, the prince has been dead for more than ten years, but after being cleaned back then, most of the remaining old people in the East Palace still care about the old master, how many sins they have suffered over the years, not only do they not blame, but they feel guilty that they are old and sick, and they can no longer help the young master, such people, it is a pity not to use them.

"Lord Sun's words are wrong. You are all your father's old courtiers, can you still talk about whether you are useful or useless? ”

Su Ziji's words were indeed from the bottom of his heart, and he was very sincere.

Sun Ping saw that when he saw this imperial grandson, although he was very excited, he could still hold it back, but at this moment, the mixture of joy, sadness, nostalgia, guilt and grievances suddenly surged into his heart and turned into choking.

The emperor and grandson are like the crown princes, their pain and perseverance over the years, they are loyal, and they have not made a mistake in paying others!

Tears flowed, this time it was difficult to suppress, he cried and knelt down again, but towards the sky, he said: "Your Highness, your son has grown up, and your spirit in heaven can rest in peace!"

Then he called two sons, the eldest was in his twenties, and the younger one was almost twenty years old.

The two young men didn't say a word, and immediately kowtowed to Su Ziji.

Su Ziji got up and talked to them.

What made Su Ziji a little disappointed was that these two people obviously had a straightforward personality, probably because their families had changed when they were growing up, and they became poor since then, and they didn't look like they had read books, and they were already very ordinary, probably at most they would be ordinary guards in the future, and they had no talent to lead soldiers.

But then Su Ziji thought again, the talent of leading the troops is at least one out of a hundred, one out of a thousand miles, how can it be so easy to encounter?

It's good to have someone you can trust to be a soldier or a guard in the future.

"Sun Ping, you will enter the mansion, although the Daihou Mansion is not as good as the East Palace, but everything must have a beginning, you enter the mansion, first build the shelves of the palace soldiers. ”

"As for the moving expenses, I will give thirty taels for the first construction of the Hou Mansion. ”

Sun Ping wiped his tears and hurriedly responded: "Don't worry, Lord, I don't dare to say anything else, train the government soldiers, or do it yourself, give me three months, and I will be able to show it to the Lord." ”

Because he still had something to do, Su Ziji didn't stay at Sun Ping's house for a long time, and left soon, and the twenty-two households did not go, after all, although he should be a corporal, he didn't treat everyone equally, which was not good.

Waiting for the ox cart and listening to the sound of the wheels, Su Ziji said to Cen Rubai: "There are twenty-two households left, and each household will be given ten taels in the future, please also go to the house to raise them." ”

"The affairs of the government soldiers are handled by veterans. ”