A trip to the Prince of Shu's Mansion made Xu He feel unhappy!
In fact, he should have thought long ago that he has such great affinity and the King of Shu can take a fancy to him. Most of the reasons are just because someone pushed this matter behind him.
The feeling of being manipulated is really bad.
This made him trapped in the mud in Beijing and even more difficult to move forward.
Just after returning home, a person suddenly appeared in the courtyard, which suddenly made his originally gloomy mood clear as if the clouds had cleared and the sun appeared.
"Xiao Er, why are you here?"
No, I can't call him waiter now. I am now a member of the Hundred Households of Jinyiwei, a proper official family, so I need to call him an official title.
The second officer’s surname was Dong Mingshi: “By the way, Dong Baihu, I heard that Zhou Bi gave you a cousin, Ruyu, right?”
The waiter blushed and said, "You are just blind. I heard from Zhou Qianhu that if you don't have a trade name, you will be looked down upon by those officials!"
Xu He smiled and invited the waiter into the room.
"Why didn't I see Brother Ding and Official Wu when I came?"
When Xu He heard this, he shook his head and told what happened to Princess Shang.
He originally thought that the waiter would be surprised that he was Princess Shang, and might also be concerned about Sister Gu's feelings.
Unexpectedly, he was naturally happy and said: "Then will the young master be the consort in the future?"
The waiter's eyes revealed envy, excitement and happiness.
Yes, in this era, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is a great joy to be related to the royal family. As for the woman's feelings, they don't seem to care.
It is normal to have three wives and four concubines. It would be strange if a person like Xu He could not have three wives and four concubines.
Xu He didn't explain much, just smiled and said: "They went back to pick up my mother and sister Gu to come to Beijing. It may take about half a month to arrive. By the way, waiter, tell me about what happened in Hefei last time."
When he mentioned Hefei, the waiter suddenly became excited.
He vomited and talked for half an hour.
Finally he said: "Young master, why didn't you tell us about the emperor? We should have known that you, the top scholar, were committed to Hefei. No matter what, the brothers will try their best to earn it back for you. Fortunately, you have the ability. You must be well-educated, otherwise if we fail to capture Hefei, we will be embarrassed to see you!"
Xu He said in astonishment: "How did you know about this?"
The waiter smiled: "You still want to hide it from us? Did you write a letter to Mr. Jingchuan? He told Secretary Zhou's eldest brother, and Secretary Zhou's eldest brother secretly told the matter to his brothers afterwards!"
Xu He smiled bitterly when he heard this. It was true. When he wrote to Tang Shunzhi a while ago, he mentioned this matter a little bit.
Unexpectedly, he actually told Zhou Shangbin about this.
"Fighting while sick, there are already too many disturbing things. If I tell you about this again, it will definitely affect your judgment!"
"It doesn't matter whether you are number one or not, the key is, as long as you can win the battle!"
"By the way, how are the brothers in the camp?"
The waiter said: "Sir, things have changed a lot now. The imperial court allowed us to recruit five thousand people. Brother Qin took a knife and personally went to Kuancha and several nearby salt fields and brought out a group of brothers!"
Xu He nodded and suddenly thought of Zhu'er and said, "Where is Zhu'er? Is there any news about him?"
The waiter shook his head: "The knife went to find Zhu'er specifically, but I heard from Uncle Zheng that Zhu'er left Kuancha soon after he came back from that time, and I don't know where he is now!"
When Xu He heard this, he sighed. In fact, Zhu'er was not a bad person in nature. Although he had an impulsive personality and a simple mind, he was not a bad person.
His original intention was to let him stay in the cold tea for a while and then find an excuse to take him out.
Unexpectedly, he left without saying a word.
I don't know if I have harmed this somewhat reckless young man.
He calmed down and then asked the waiter: "How is the training of the new recruits now?"
"According to the rules of the young master, there was some resentment in the camp, but they were suppressed by Brother Qin and Secretary Zhou."
"It's all new people talking nonsense, it will get better after a while!"
Xu He frowned and said, "Go back and tell Qin Lie and Zhou Bi not to suppress them blindly, but to listen to everyone's voices."
"We are all children from Hailing. Even if we don't have any connections in the camp, we are still fellow villagers. We can't do things the same way!"
Qin Lie, Shisan, Daozi and others were all helped by Xu He and transferred their household registrations to Hailing.
Although they are not truly native to their hometown, this is still a home for them.
We are a family, so we cannot treat the camp soldiers who are from Kuancha as outsiders, otherwise they will become alienated.
"I will write a letter and bring it to them when you go back!"
The waiter nodded, then looked outside the door and whispered: "Sir, I will bring two people with me this time!"
Xu He saw that he spoke mysteriously, so he also whispered: "Who is he?"
"A man and a woman were captured alive during the encirclement and suppression of the rebels in Tuqiaohe Town!"
When Xu He heard this, he immediately thought of Su Yaoguang's face.
"Let's go take a look. No one noticed you when you came, right?"
"No, the carriage didn't stop and entered the house directly!"
Xu He secretly praised the waiter for his proper handling of the matter.
When we arrived at the backyard, sure enough, the doors to the two rooms were guarded by soldiers from the Coast Guard Battalion.
The visitors were all veterans brought out by Xu He. They were very excited when they saw Xu He. The news that he had won the first prize had already spread in the camp.
Seeing Mr. Xu back then and now Mr. Xu Zhuangyuan standing in front of them, several of them were about to kneel down while holding their weapons.
Xu He quickly helped them up, smiled and chatted for a few words, and then opened one of the doors.
There was a middle-aged man in his thirties sitting inside. He had a long black beard and a serious appearance. When Xu He walked in, he still couldn't sit still. His fingers were tapping the table rhythmically, and there seemed to be something in his nose. Humming something.
Xu He turned to look at the waiter.
The waiter said to his ear: "This man's name is Tan Lun. He is from Jiangxi. It is said that he is the head of the military department who rebelled against thieves. He fell into the water and was taken by his brothers. Seeing that he was dressed as a scholar, he was arrested. Secretary Zhou cross-examined me."
Tan Lun?
Xu He stared blankly at the middle-aged man in front of him.
In another time and space, Tan Lun, who worked with Qi Jiguang, was known as "Tan Qi" at the time!
A famous anti-Japanese hero, he eventually reached the rank of Minister of the Ministry of War and the Crown Prince's Taibao.
Tan Lun was a civil servant who was very familiar with military affairs.
He fought against Japanese invaders, suppressed bandits, and guarded the border.
He was the most famous Confucian general during the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty in another time and space.
And this famous Confucian general in history has now become his "captive"?
At this time, Tan Lun raised his head and looked at Xu He and said with a smile: "You are the number one scholar in Jinke in the imperial court, Xu He and Xu Liangsheng, right?"
Xu He cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zili, I have wronged you!"
After saying that, he sat across from him, and the two of them stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
After a moment, Tan Lun suddenly sighed: "I didn't expect that the famous Xu Zhuangyuan is really so young. Is knowledge really taught by heaven?"
