Since time traveling, Zhang Ren has really never knelt down to anyone except Zhu Yuanzhang.
He didn't want to make an exception for the county magistrate in front of him, so he could only gently pull the cloth strip wrapping the Xiuchun knife on his back, and the Xiuchun knife inside was exposed.
"Sir, what do you think this is?" Zhang Ren pointed at the embroidered spring knife on his back again and again, fearing that Magistrate Zheng was not looking well.
Magistrate Zheng looked puzzled. He didn't know what Zhang Ren was trying to do, but he still had the patience to go over and have a look.
Zhang Ren also thought to himself that once Magistrate Zheng recognized the Xiuchundao, he would no longer have to kneel down, and he would still have a lot of things to do.
But County Magistrate Zheng looked left and right, and finally shouted at Zhang Ren: "Bold maniac! How dare you carry weapons in the courtroom! Let's get this person to the county quickly!"
Zhang Ren was stunned on the spot. This plot seems wrong, right? What went wrong? Could it be that Magistrate Zheng doesn't know Xiuchundao?
Although County Magistrate Zheng has been an official for many years, he has been sent out since he was a Jinshi in high school. In addition, he has poor eyesight, so naturally he does not recognize Xiuchundao.
Fortunately, the county government officials had not practiced for a long time. After listening to Magistrate Zheng's words, they stood still and did not react.
Zhang Ren took advantage of this opportunity and came directly to Magistrate Zheng's side.
Magistrate Zheng thought that Zhang Ren was going to harm him. Just when he was about to shout for help, he heard Zhang Ren whisper: "I am a Jin Yiwei, and my identity cannot be spread to others."
At the same time, Magistrate Zheng also felt that Zhang Ren seemed to have stuffed something into his hands.
"You guy, let me go, Uncle Zheng, or don't blame me for being ruthless!" The girl in the red dress also thought that Zhang Ren was going to hurt Magistrate Zheng, so she drew out her broken sword and shouted to stop.
After hearing this sound, the yamen servants finally reacted. They raised their wind and fire sticks and surrounded Zhang Ren. The leader of the yamen servants did not forget to shout: "Don't hurt my lord!"
The reputation of Jin Yiwei does not only exist in Jinling City. Even in a small place like Mouping County, there are still various legends about Jin Yiwei.
In Magistrate Zheng's mind, Jin Yiwei is synonymous with cold-blooded cruelty. On the other hand, Jin Yiwei is also a guard station directly commanded by the emperor.
Magistrate Zheng shook his head at everyone in the office and said, "Don't act rashly yet."
Everyone in the county government began to calm down, but they were still worried about Magistrate Zheng's safety, and each one of them refused to leave as if facing a formidable enemy.
Magistrate Zheng took half a step back and covered himself with Zhang Ren's body. He looked down and wanted to know what Zhang Ren had stuffed in his hand.
It was a pitch-black token with the word "order" written on one side and three large characters on the other side, but he didn't see it clearly due to his poor eyesight.
He held the token in front of his eyes and clearly saw the three characters "Jinyiwei" written on it.
Impersonating a Jinyiwei was a serious crime, which made Magistrate Zheng initially believe in Zhang Ren's identity.
He quietly returned the token to Zhang Ren, thinking that Jin Yiwei had come to their Mouping County and was appointed by His Majesty. He had something important to deal with, so he had to salute immediately.
Fortunately, Zhang Ren had quick eyesight and quick hands. He held Magistrate Zheng's arm and emphasized again in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "My identity cannot be spread to outsiders."
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County Magistrate Zheng understood, immediately put on a smile, grabbed Zhang Ren's arm and said loudly: "It turns out he is a good nephew. Look at my uncle's memory, he didn't recognize you at first sight."
This man is actually the nephew of County Magistrate Zheng? Everyone present had doubtful expressions, but they were relieved afterwards. With Magistrate Zheng's look in his eyes, it was normal that he did not recognize his nephew.
Zhang Ren naturally got off the slope, bowed his hands towards Magistrate Zheng and said, "What are you talking about, uncle? We haven't seen each other for many years. I have grown from a child to an adult. It's normal that my uncle doesn't recognize me."
The only person at the scene who had doubts was probably the girl in the red dress. He curled his lips and asked Magistrate Zheng: "Uncle Zheng, is he really your nephew?"
Magistrate Zheng had a look of confirmation, nodded firmly, and said, "Is that still wrong? With my discerning eyes, can I recognize the wrong person?"
You can pull it, everyone present is heartbroken.
The girl in the red dress raised her head and asked again: "Uncle Zheng, what is your nephew's name?"
This question stopped Magistrate Zheng. He looked at the girl in the red dress and then at Zhang Ren. He said, "Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh." He didn't answer for a long time.
Fortunately, Zhang Ren came to the rescue. He took a step forward and said, "Uncle, my name is Zhang Ren. Have you forgotten?"
Magistrate Zheng slapped himself on the forehead and hurriedly said: "Look at my memory, I am really dissatisfied with my old age. Yes, yes, my nephew's name is Zhang Ren."
Naturally, the girl in the red dress didn't believe what she said. Just when she was about to say something else, Magistrate Zheng already said: "Look, this must be a misunderstanding. One side is my nephew, and the other side is my niece. This is not Floods have washed away the Dragon King Temple, and one family doesn’t know the other?”
The girl in the red dress stamped her feet angrily, but at this moment, a horn sound came from outside the county government office.
Everyone in the county government changed their minds after hearing this.
Looking at Magistrate Zheng with a solemn expression, Zhang Ren asked, "What happened?"
Magistrate Zheng pointed outside the county government office, "It's Japanese pirates! It's Japanese pirates coming! This is the early warning horn from the top of the city!"
Zhang Ren couldn't help but break up and immediately jumped out of the county government office. Although Mouping County is small, the county government office is still a long way from the city where the warning was given.
Zhang Ren didn't care much. He immediately untied a horse at the gate of the county government office, mounted it and drove towards the sound of the horn.
Later, Magistrate Zheng and others also came out of the yamen in a sparse manner, and the girl in the red dress stamped her feet and shouted at Zhang Ren: "Hey! This is my horse! Where are you going to ride my horse, you thief?"
Zhang Ren made his way to the top of the city. The city wall in Mouping County was much lower than that of Jinling City. In order to save time, Zhang Ren got to the top of the city wall with just one breath.
There were a few people standing sparsely on the city wall holding sticks and hoes. Judging from their clothes, they were all local brave men.
Zhang Ren did not introduce himself, but directly asked: "How is it? Where are the Japanese pirates?"
You Minyong looked at Zhang Ren. Although he didn't recognize him, he pointed at him from afar.
Zhang Ren looked outside the city wall and saw forty or fifty men on the ford outside the city. They were not tall, but their muscles were extremely conspicuous. At this moment, the swords in their hands had been unsheathed, and many of them were carrying quite a lot of heavy weapons. It is a simple siege ladder.
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Seeing that the people outside the city did not attack immediately, Zhang Ren did not act rashly. He asked Min Yong beside him: "Are these Japanese pirates?"
Min Yong did not speak, but nodded firmly. Zhang Ren saw a hint of solemnity in his expression, and asked again: "How strong are the Japanese pirates?"
Min Yong looked at Zhang Ren, with a hint of fear in his eyes. He replied: "The Japanese pirates know some secret skills. I heard they are called ninjutsu and so on. The Japanese pirates usually travel in twos and threes. In this way, they can forcefully break into the tower. When they enter uninhabited territory, they will rob money and food every time and then leave. They will also kill anyone who resists on the way. Sometimes they will go out in groups of more than ten people. In addition to robbing property, they will also rob some women. "
Three or two Japanese pirates can come and go freely. It seems that the Japanese pirates' force value is quite high. In addition, due to the influence of many later generations, Zhang Ren is really not sure about the combat power of these Japanese pirates. Looking at the outside, there are four When there were fifty Japanese pirates, he gave up the thought of breaking into the battle alone.
"Where is the woman that was snatched away?" Zhang Ren asked again.
Minyong lowered his head and couldn't hide his sadness. He sighed and shook his head, saying: "They are all dead. These Japanese pirates will torture the women they snatched to death, and then they will move the bodies back to the city wall."
Minyong said, his hands couldn't help but clenched into fists.
As expected, these Japanese pirates were all perverts. The scene in Zhang Ren's mind flashed back to how they would harm the land of China a few hundred years later, and he couldn't help but clenched his fists and hit the city head hard.
At this time, Magistrate Zheng had arrived at the city with the girl in red skirt and a group of government officials. Looking at these government officials, there was no laziness in them, but only overwhelming anger towards the Japanese pirates.
"You thief!" The girl in the red dress was probably the only one above the city whose face was not so solemn. However, the enemy was facing a formidable enemy. Zhang
Ren didn't bother to pay attention to her.
Magistrate Zheng also stepped forward. He looked out along the city wall, but he couldn't tell anything from his eyes. He could only turn his head and asked Zhang Ren, "How is it?"
Zhang Ren replied: "There are forty or fifty Japanese pirates. They have siege ladders. It looks like they will attack the city at any time."
Magistrate Zheng couldn't help but take a step back and exclaimed: "Forty or fifty? Why are there so many? On weekdays, there are only a dozen at most."
Zhang Ren shook his head and said he didn't know.
Magistrate Zheng looked sad and said, "God is going to destroy Muping County! There are forty or fifty Japanese pirates. How can Muping stop them?"
A sad mood spread at the scene. Zhang Ren knew that if he continued, the morale of the army would be weakened. When the Japanese pirates attacked the city, everyone would become lambs to be slaughtered.
Zhang Ren immediately stepped out of the queue and said to Magistrate Zheng: "Uncle, what are you talking about? Japanese pirates invaded our border. As people of the Ming Dynasty, we have the determination to protect our country and our country. How can we feel sad? We are Mouping. The shield of the county, as long as we are defeated and retreat, the people of Muping County will have no choice but to be slaughtered! My nephew is not talented, he has learned some martial arts, and he is willing to live and die with the people of Muping! Even if it means death, I will bite it A piece of meat from a Japanese pirate!"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. Some people were filled with pride by Zhang Ren's words. They saw a yamen servant coming out of the queue, raising the steel knife in his hand high and roaring: "Anyone who offends our Ming Dynasty will be punished." Must die!"
The atmosphere at the scene seemed to be ignited by these words. Whether holding hoes or long knives, people raised their weapons high and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Anyone who offends our Ming Dynasty will die!"
Even a scholar like County Magistrate Zheng, who had no power to restrain a chicken, was told that his blood was boiling and his sadness was gone. He just wanted to pick up a steel knife and try to chop down a few Japanese pirates himself.
Zhang Ren also raised his hands to everyone again and said, "Today I, Zhang Ren, can join you here to resist the Japanese pirates. I am really lucky!"
Night rivers and lakes.
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