"I think the leader misunderstood me. Hair is only one of them, but it is also an important symbol. Put it this way! It won't help if you shave your hair again now. Because you have already put your name on that dog emperor Qianlong ." Wang Kaiyuan explained to Zhang Rui.
"So, you have no other way to go in this life except defeating the Tatar court. Doesn't your hair also show your determination?"
"Haha, it makes sense if Mr. Wang said it like this." Zhang Rui smiled a little embarrassedly when Wang Kaiyuan didn't point out his little intention directly.
Wang Kaiyuan looked at Zhang Rui and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "You are still young and don't have enough experience. But the best thing is your sincerity. I don't know whether following you is a blessing or a curse. I hope you are as great as the rumors, at least judging from your camp. His ability is just extraordinary.”
"I don't know what positions Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhang want in our bandit suppression team?" Zhang Rui asked the two of them.
"Let the leader arrange it." The two replied with cupped hands.
"This is the first time we have met. I wonder what talents both gentlemen are good at?" Zhang Rui listened to what they said and had no choice but to ask again. Otherwise, it would not be a good idea to let them in rashly and give them arbitrary positions when the time comes.
"Students love "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", and my junior brother loves "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" even more. I wonder if the leader has read and understood these two books?" Wang Kaiyuan thought for a moment and replied.
"I haven't read much. I probably knew a little bit when I was studying before." Zhang Rui replied while thinking.
"Let's do this! I have a staff officer by my side. You can try being by my side first to see if you get used to it."
"Advisor?" Wang Kaiyuan was a little confused and muttered in a low voice.
As soon as Zhang Rui heard Wang Kaiyuan's words, he quickly explained: "That's what you call master or praising paintings."
"I see, but the word 'staff officer' is used very cleverly." Wang Kaiyuan praised
After listening to Wang Kaiyuan's words, Zhang Rui showed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. Then he looked at Zhang Shide and said, "Mr. Zhang, will you help me take care of the logistics first?"
"Logistics?" Zhang Shide was a little surprised.
"Yes, now I am doing a lot of the food, drink and operations of the anti-bandit team here. I wonder if Mr. Zhang can help me?" Zhang Rui said helplessly.
There are currently only a limited number of people available in Zhilian Mountain, and Liu Muxiu, who has some computing power, has to stay in the village and watch. As for Li Xiude, a small amount is okay, but a large amount is not. But Du Mu is not interested in this aspect.
Fortunately, now there are two seemingly good literati. Although their specific abilities are not yet known. However, Zhang Rui believes that if possible, he would still be willing to be a hands-off shopkeeper.
"Dare to live up to your orders." Zhang Shide quickly knelt down and said
At the same time, Wang Kaiyuan also knelt down
"Two gentlemen, why is this? Didn't we agree not to kneel down? Why are you kneeling again?" Zhang Rui saw the two people who were already kneeling on the ground and quickly stepped forward to support them.
"Chief, we were not one of you just now, so we don't have to kneel. But now we are one of you. This kneeling is naturally indispensable. As the saying goes: the kings and masters of heaven and earth are close friends, and the three cardinal principles and five constant principles are the same. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that I can't wait? Do you understand etiquette?" Wang Kaiyuan bowed his head and said
"Uh... Sure enough, he is eloquent, but he doesn't understand etiquette. If I don't kneel to him, will I become a villain?" Zhang Rui thought to himself.
"Sir, this makes me very embarrassed. You are right about the Lord and Master of Heaven and Earth, the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Virtues."
"That's right, this etiquette cannot be abolished. Otherwise, how can it be decent?" Wang Kaiyuan felt that he had brought Zhang Rui, who had gone astray, back to the "right path", and was very pleased.
"Sir, don't be anxious. If you follow what you just said. Is that what I said? You should all obey it?" Zhang Rui said with a smile.
"This... Strictly speaking, this is the case. But it also depends on what the words are?" Wang Kaiyuan felt something was wrong.
"That's it, then what words should not be obeyed? Isn't it said that 'thunder and rain are all the kindness of the king'? Isn't it said that 'the king is the minister's guide'? How can you still be willing to obey and disobey? That's not what it means. It's all up to you." Zhang Rui was not in a hurry and asked as if he was mocking.
"This..." If Wang Kaiyuan still doesn't understand what Zhang Rui means when he hears this, then he doesn't need to be a consultant.
Although he was very unwilling, he had no choice but to have an unequal status.
How to defend? You talk about the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles, and he says he is a king and says he won’t let you kneel down. Do you listen? If you don't listen, you will break the principle of "the king is his minister". After listening, his goal was achieved again. No matter how you argue, you lose, so you might as well have chosen to lose.
"You just don't kneel down! If you become really powerful in the future, more people will naturally come to kneel down and worship you to see what you can do." Wang Kaiyuan thought to himself.
Then he stood up from the ground as if he suddenly found the balance point in his heart.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Shide also stood up.
"That's right." Zhang Rui was very happy to see the two unwilling people. I am secretly happy:
"I brought two lost little lambs back to the right path again."
"Two gentlemen, will you come with me to the camp first? I will also tell you about your specific work situation." Zhang Rui said in a good mood.
"Yes, leader." They both replied at the same time.
"Let's change the name of this leader! It sounds a little weird. I am ranked sixth, and I am also called Zhang Liu. They all call me Brother Six. If you two gentlemen don't think I am too big, you can also call me as everyone else. Be the Sixth Brother?" Zhang Ruiru said with a nonchalant expression.
"Okay, as the saying goes, when you are in town, do as the Romans do. Then we will follow the crowd and call you Sixth Brother."
"Well, that's it. Let's go in together!" Zhang Rui said and took the two of them in.
In fact, Zhang Rui also considered whether it was appropriate to give them such a position as soon as they arrived.
After all, these are relatively critical positions. Even though Zhang Shide couldn't manage all the logistics, it was enough for him to see the reality of his own strength. And as Wang Kaiyuan is the master, that is, the staff officer, he can know most of his information.
What if they are all undercover agents sent by the Manchu Qing to learn about themselves?
But thinking about it more carefully, I denied myself again.
Now in the eyes of the Manchus, I am just a little bandit, and I don't deserve the effort they put into it. Especially what they say is not low in credibility.
However, they still have many impressions of the historical celebrities they mentioned. If they want to lie, they can give other reasons instead of "literary prison".
What's important is that the way they scolded Qianlong didn't seem like a lie. You know, this era is not like later generations. In the hearts of ordinary people, the emperor of this era is not something that people dare to criticize casually, unless they really hate him so much that they are not afraid of death.
So even they are undercover. If word spread that they scolded Qianlong, they would be beheaded as well.
So they can still be trusted.
