Chapter Twenty-Three: Serving Alone
Chen Zui gratefully clasped his fists towards Tie Wujiang and said, "Thank you, big brother." β
Although Tie Wujiang only arranged a small leadership position from the fifth grade, he was already very grateful that he could promise himself and arrange another identity for himself, not to mention that there were other excessive requirements.
After saying goodbye to Tie Wujiang, Chen Zui returned to his home, left a note for his family, and after pressing the note with a teacup, he took advantage of the darkness of the night to leave the house again.
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At the same time, Tie Wujiang, who was in the palace, stood outside the palace gate, looking at the direction where Chen Zui had been gone for a long time, and kept thinking deeply.
Banqin, only then did he say to himself. "God bless the three generations of martyrs of the Chen Sect, and the character of protecting the country and defending the people is noble. In the past, there was a time to save the country and be in danger, and now there is a father-son war with the enemy. Xiaoxiao wind and rain bleak night, the voice of the heart and soul of goodbye. If you can return triumphantly, you will live up to your loyalty. β
"Brother Xian, I hope you are really the person who answered the order as the old man of Tianji said. The danger of heaven is all up to you. β
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It is said that after Chen Zui left home, he came to the north city gate.
The Kyoto Castle Gate is tightly guarded, and it closes at midnight and opens at midnight. When Chen arrived at the city gate, there was still a short time before dawn, so he hid in a corner of a house next to the city gate, waiting for the door to open at the end of the day before leaving.
It's been a quick journey, and it hasn't stopped. When it was dark at night, Chen Zui traveled to Liuhua Town again.
It is also a coincidence that Chen Zui left home twice, plus returned home the previous time, and passed through this town three times. At the beginning, he also stole the clothes of a peasant family in the vicinity.
Passing by again this time, Chen Zui also found the farmhouse courtyard by the way. After all, his behavior was not very glorious, and this time he left some money by the way, but this cause and effect was over.
Turning over again and entering the small courtyard, Chen Zui was ready to quietly leave some belongings and leave. At this time, I heard the sound of panting in the house again, and I was charming.
"Damn, your maid belongs to the horse, and you still have a surname. I know what to do all day long. Chen Zui thought angrily in his heart, he could not say that he didn't know it before, but he met it again today, and Chen Zui couldn't help blushing again.
Walking outside the window, Chen Zui took out a gold ingot in his right hand and threw it in the direction of the big bed in the room with a little force.
Gold shines through the papier-mΓ’chΓ© window on the head of the man on the bed.
"Damn, who the hell threw me?" The man was twitching his body, and was suddenly disturbed by a foreign object. Only the woman who was still limp was left underneath.
The man grabbed the gold thrown at him with one hand, got out of bed naked, lifted the flat pole beside him, and tried to open the door to find the thief. By the light of a faint oil lamp, he suddenly saw that something in his hand was shining.
"Gold?"
The teeth bit hard, "It's gold." β
"Lady, look, it's gold. β
"O gold..."
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At this time, Chen Zui had already left the hospital early and found an inn in the town to rest temporarily. Early the next morning, he bought another horse from the town's stableman, turned over and straddled the horse and headed northwest.
Wearing the stars and the moon, galloping day and night, about a month and a half, finally arrived at the northwest border. Along the way, Chen Zui saw the victims of the war. It was not easy to find an old man near the border pass, thinking that he had asked the direction of the northwest defenders' barracks, and then gave some money to the old man, and walked in the direction of the barracks.
When he walked outside the barracks, he saw a number of guards guarding the gate outside the barracks. The guards were all sturdy men in their twenties and thirties, holding a fine iron spear in their right hand, the head of which was cold and cold, with a bunch of red tassels, which was dazzling.
The two rows of guards stood up straight, their eyes looked at Chen Zui who was gradually walking, and cautiously raised their spears, the head of which was pointed at Chen Zui, "Stop." The barracks are heavy, and the idle people retreat as quickly as possible. β
This is the northwest garrison that his grandfather and father have been stationed in for many years, just looking at the quality of this guarding soldier, you can think of the hard work of my father's generation for many years of strict management of the army.
"I am Wang Dong, the former guard of the imperial guard, and I have been ordered to come to assist Marshal Chen Lin in defending against the enemy. This is my identity token, please pass it on to the marshal. Chen Zui took out a silk book and gold medal from his bosom and handed them to the guards guarding the camp.
Wang Dong is the new identity arranged by Tie Wujiang for Chen Zui. There are many guards in front of the palace, and the soldiers of the military camp have been in this bitter cold place for many years, of course, they can't be familiar with them one by one. It's also the best way to hide your identity.
One of the guards took Chen's silk book and gold medal, opened the silk book and confirmed it. Then he hugged his fist and saluted Chen Zui, "I don't know that the general is coming, and I ask for forgiveness." β
Chen Zuizhi said, "Those who don't know are not to blame. β
"Please also wait here for a while, and then go and report to the authorities. β
"There's the big brother Lao. "People respect me, I respect people. Chen Zui also clenched his fists and saluted the guard.
The guard soldier said "don't dare" repeatedly, but the other party was a general and a close attendant of His Majesty the Emperor, thinking about how his little gatekeeper could afford Chen Zui's thanks.
After that, he took the gold medal of the silk book and went to the camp to spread it. The barracks are important, and he has no right to be a small soldier, even if he has checked Chen Zui's identity, he is sure that Chen Zui will be the upcoming general of the Northwest Army. But in the military camp, you are the most strict with yourself, no matter who you are, as long as you don't have a military position, even if you are a prince and grandson, you have to wait outside the camp for the word to be transmitted.
So Chen Zui also waited patiently outside the camp.
It didn't take long for the Guardian Soldier to return.
"The marshal has an order, please let the general in. The soldier stood in front of Chen Zui on the left, stretched out his left hand in the direction of the camp, and continued. "This leads the way for the general, and the general is invited to come with the lowly position. β
"I'm tired. β
After speaking, Chen Zui handed the horse rope in his hand to another guard, and followed the previous guard towards the camp.
is about to see his father, Chen Zui is both excited and worried. The excitement is that I haven't seen him for many years, and today's wish is about to come true, and Chen Zui must be excited in his heart. But he was worried that his father would never recognize him. Otherwise, he will be forcibly sent back to the capital at that time, and all this will be in vain. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel apprehensive in my heart.
People say that the hometown is more timid. Today's Chen drunk, isn't it a true portrayal of this sentence?
Chen Zui followed the figure of the guard, all the way through the camp. During this period, they also met some troops who were training, but these soldiers turned a blind eye to Chen Zui, a stranger, and only concentrated on completing their own training.
It's a good army.
A soldier bears a nest of bears. A good leader influences an army. If you want your soldiers to be excellent and outstanding, as a leader, you must be strict with yourself.
The barracks are huge. It is said that it is a military camp, but in fact, this can already be regarded as a big city. After the merits of the Chen family's fathers, the Northwest Military Camp can be said to be the largest in scale, the largest number of generals, and the best equipment among the three defenders of the Tianji Empire. has been silently guarding the safety of Tianji in the northwest.