"The accumulation of red millet in Hailing is endless! The master's hometown is indeed rich in resources and talented people!" Zhou Ju couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the vast streets outside Hailing County.
His words come from King Luo Bin's "Toyoda Quest for Wu Zhao Xi". According to the "Book of Han" records, Wu has the Hailing Cang, which was built by Wu Wangbi!
In fact, the real "Hailing" warehouse is not in the current Hailing City, but near Jiangyanpu Yedian. In the early days of the Kingdom, Taizu stored and processed military rations here.
After all, Zhou Ju was a literati. Seeing such an endless plain with crisscrossed water, he was very envious. He turned around and said to Xu He: "I like to see Hailing today, the acres of land are singing, the rice is abundant, and the contribution is huge. It is by no means comparable to the old times. In fact, The victory of the city."
Xu He said with a smile: "Brother Shang Bin has poems and books in his belly and strategies in his chest. It is a pity that he has to be a small official in the Huzhou government office!"
When Zhou Ju heard this, he was delighted. He took care of Xu He's food and daily life all the way, because he was optimistic that this person would rise to great heights in the future.
If you can take Ji Wei with you by then, then your whole family will be able to achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven.
"Young master, I'm so impressed. There are many people in my family, and I don't have the same academic background as the master. It's a great opportunity to be selected as a student! How dare you think of anything else!" After saying that, Zhou Ju secretly glanced at Xu He in front of him.
Xu He stopped at this time, sighed and said: "Brother Shang Bin, there is no need to belittle yourself. There is a military book in your family. The country is at the time of military use, especially in Zhejiang. There will be a war in the future. Brother Shang Bin, what you have learned will be useful." The land of martial arts!”
Hearing this, Zhou Ju suddenly bowed his head to the ground on the official road: "Master, Zhou Ju has something to ask of me. I have acted rashly. Please forgive me!"
Xu He looked at him in surprise and said, "Brother Shang Bin, why are you doing this? Just say whatever you want! If I help, I will definitely not refuse!"
Zhou Ju reached out and waved to the few people he brought.
Among them, a young man of eighteen or nineteen stood out from the crowd.
Zhou Ju took the young man's arm and said: "Master, this is my younger brother Zhou Bi, named Liangfu. I beg you to accept him as a follower. Let's follow him to study and run errands!"
Xu He looked at the young man in front of him in surprise. Along the way, he had always thought that the followers Zhou Ju brought to guard this time were just ordinary government servants. He did not expect that his biological brother was among them.
The key is that Zhou Ju's younger brother was silent along the way and followed the ordinary government officials during breaks. He didn't show anything special because his brother was Zhou Ju.
Xu He looked at the young man again and saw that although he had an ordinary appearance, he had long arms and legs and was covered in white flesh. He was not a muscular person. However, holding the whistle stick, he gave people an introverted and restrained look. An amazing feeling.
"Brother Shang Bin, has Liangfu ever been married?"
At this time, the young man named Zhou Bi intervened and said: "Sir, Liangfu is still unmarried!"
Xu He frowned and said, "Brother Liangfu is at this age when he is starting a family. This..."
Just when Zhou Ju was about to speak, his younger brother Zhou Bi spoke up and said, "Although it is a formal etiquette for a male elder to get married, following the young master can broaden your horizons and make a career. It doesn't matter even if you don't marry. Anyway, the elder brother already has a son!"
After hearing this, Xu He became interested in Zhou Bi: "Brother Liangfu, does he know martial arts? What books have he read?"
Zhou Bi quickly replied: "Young master, you only need to call me by my first name. I know some basic skills in weapons and fists. I am not as advanced as my elder brother in reading. I only read some Four Books, Five Classics and "Hanshu" casually!"
Xu He knew that these were his words of humility, so he turned to Zhou Ju and said, "Brother Shang Bin puts Liang Fu beside me, can you rest assured?"
Zhou Ju heard this and knew that Xu He had agreed, so he was overjoyed and said: "Young master, you can use my brother. It's hard to say what else he is, but it is still convenient to help with things and run errands!"
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After staying in Hailing for a few days, Xu He asked Ding Ze to prepare some gifts, one for Zhou Ju, and another for Tang Shunzhi.
After Zhou Ju said goodbye to Xu He, he gave his younger brother a few words and took the people back to Huzhou.
After being away from home for these days, Xu He went home to rest for five or six days and was about to go to Yangzhou to meet his teacher and Brother Defu.
But who would have thought that the night before departure, Xiaoer and Zhuer came back after a long journey.
When they met the two of them, Xu He was discussing "Zuo Zhuan" with Zhou Bi.
There was a stranger in the room, and both Waiter and Zhuer were a little embarrassed to speak.
But Xu He said with a smile: "This is Zhou Bi, named Liangfu, one of our own, you can just say it!"
Zhu'er muttered: "I didn't expect that there would be more and more people around you, Master!"
Xu He smiled: "Brother Zhu'er, if you are willing to come to my place, I will welcome you!"
Zhu'er was a little moved, and finally pretended not to care and said, "Let's talk about it later!"
At this time, the waiter said: "Sir, you asked me to go to Songjiang and ask Mr. Wu to point out Shen Wan. I found that this Shen Wan does not go out on weekdays, but during the eighth market, he will take his servants to the Ming Chong Pavilion. Fighting insects!”
Zhu'er said: "That old bastard named Wang Gui stays away from home every day. Recently, he stays exclusively at my little wife's place!"
After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Wang Gui suddenly went back to my wife's house in the past two days. He stayed there for an unprecedented few days and has not returned to my wife's house yet. I will rush back after receiving your message. Got it!"
After Xu He listened, he nodded, and then asked Zhou Bi: "Did Liangfu hear anything?"
Zhou Bi said: "Young Master wants to deal with two groups of people!"
Xu He nodded: "These two people have a personal grudge against me! But the Japanese rebellion in Huzhou is caused by these people behind the scenes!"
"What?" When several people heard this, they were suddenly surprised.
Xu He then told everything about what happened to him in Huzhou these days, as well as what happened to Shen Hong later.
When Wang Zhuer heard this, he immediately became furious and said: "What kind of bird family? You have been an official for three generations? Bah, we people don't have a conscience!"
Zhou Bi was much calmer than Wang Zhuer. He said to Xu He, "Master, can you tell me about this matter of the Shen family?"
Xu He nodded, and then told about his dealings with Shen Xuan and his grudges against Shen Wan, and what he saw and heard when he went to the Shen family to pay his birthday.
Zhou Bi was silent for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly said to Xu He: "I just talked about "Zuo Zhuan" with the young master. There is a passage in it that says "In the spring of the fifteenth year, Duke Yin of Zhu came to court. Zigong looked at Yan. Zhu Zi held a jade high, and his Rong Yang. The Duke is humbled by jade, and his face is bowed down. Zigong said: Looking at it from the perspective of etiquette, both the two kings will die!"
When Xu He heard this, he looked at Zhou Bi in surprise.
Zhou Bi said with a smile: "To look up high is to be arrogant, and to be humble is to be substituted. Arrogance is the source of chaos, and substitute is the source of illness. The king is the master, and he will perish first!"
When Xu He heard this, he remained silent. After a moment, he said, "In Liangfu's opinion, what should we do about this matter?"
Zhou Bi smiled and told his plan!
