"Son..."
Zhu Wanying said shyly and angrily.
When Zhang Rui said this, Zhu Wanying's face turned even redder. It was obvious that her cheeks were feeling hot, and she buried her head low for fear of being seen by others.
"Haha...I'm not kidding you anymore." Zhang Rui looked at Zhu Wanying's appearance and felt very happy, and couldn't help laughing happily.
"Isn't your home not far ahead? Anyway, we're on the same road. I'll be at your place soon. Just prepare some good dishes and treat me to a meal."
"Yes, of course." Zhu Wanying raised her head and looked at Zhang Rui in disbelief and replied.
Because the bandits were eager to chase Zhu Wanying, the three bodyguards and two servants who were protecting Zhu Wanying were saved before they could be brutally attacked by the bandits. They were rescued by the medical soldiers of the bandit suppression army.
As Zhang Rui and others set off, things finally came to an end. Although the person was rescued, Zhu Wanying still needed the money to recuperate her injuries.
Escorted by a large group of bandit suppressing troops, Zhu Wanying truly felt a sense of security at this time. Along the way, Zhu Wanying chatted little with Zhang Rui without anyone noticing.
As they chatted unknowingly, the two discovered that they had many similar views, and it felt like they always met each other too late.
At dusk, the sun sets.
The sun uses its best efforts to bring the final light to the earth. The setting sun shines on people's bodies, making their figures melancholy.
Finally, before the sky completely darkened, Zhang Rui and others arrived at Zhujia Town.
Zhujia Town is a large town with more than 200 households. It is said that its history can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. Zhu Wanying's family originally lived in Yueyang City, but later moved back to Zhujia Town to avoid the military disaster.
"Dang Dang Dang..."
Bursts of short and rapid gong sounds resounded throughout Zhujia Town.
The arrival of only a dozen or so scouts from the bandit-suppression army who were exploring the road ahead really scared the entire Zhujia Town to death.
The early warning golden gong sounded loudly, and all the people in the town thought that the town was about to be robbed, and the entire Zhujia Town fell into a state of panic. The mayor, chief A, chief A, and major households in the town all came out to inquire about the situation.
At the archway at the entrance of Zhujia Town.
At this time, the armor commanders in the town were constantly leading "good people" 1 holding various weapons to come for support.
"Mayor Zhu, are you here?" Chief Li Yuyu said to Zhu Yuanyu, cupping his fists.
"General Manager Li, what's going on? Do you know who this group is?" Zhu Yuanyu asked with a salute.
Because the prefect's yamen considers its own safety issues, every time the position of chief commander is selected, Zhujia Town always uses someone with a foreign surname to be the chief commander. In case there is a rebellion in the town, the government cannot know about it in time.
"The person who came here said he was a bandit suppressor and was passing by here. I don't know if he is right now. Since we were the first to block the entrance to the town, and the other party didn't show any signs of attacking, they probably were waiting for someone." Li Yuyu looked outside the entrance of the town. The scout of the anti-bandit army who was waiting on horseback shook his braid and said to Zhu Yuanyu:
"However, although the opponent's number is small, they are all strong and murderous. With people like us, we probably don't have enough people. The ten or so cavalry on the other side will be overwhelmed by facing each other. What I mean is that everyone can collect some money and come out. It’s better to send them away.”
"Silver is a natural thing, but we still have to find out what the specific situation is. Mr. Li, could you please send someone over to find out?" Zhu Yuanyu said, clasping his fists again.
"That's natural, but Mayor Zhu still wants to prepare enough money, so I can send someone over so we can talk." Li Yuyu replied.
Although Li Yuyu had been asking for money, Zhu Yuanyu was not worried at all that Li Yuyu would dare to take money like Mo. On the contrary, Zhu Yuanyu also hoped that Li Yuyu would be more greedy. Zhu Yuanyu was really unwilling to accept that the general manager was appointed by someone with a foreign surname.
After a while
After Zhu Yuanyu's various "acting with emotion and knowing with reason", more than a dozen large households could only complain about losing money to prevent disasters. Including the half a tael of silver that Zhu Yuanyu privately decided to charge every household in the town, a total of nearly 3,500 silver was raised.
According to Zhu Yuanyu's opinion, more than three thousand taels of silver would be enough to dispatch these dozen cavalrymen.
However, before Zhu Yuanyu had time to inform Li Yuyu, he saw a group of "bandits" suddenly appearing in front of him. Each one rode on horseback, and the killing aura of the elites was far superior to that of the dozen or so elites just now.
The sound of the stampeding of many horses was so loud.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanyu had no doubt that the person facing him was the bandit-suppressing army. Whether they are bandits or horse bandits, there will definitely be no such elite people.
Seeing such elite troops and horses, and then thinking about seeing the imperial troops and horses, Zhu Yuanyu understood why the bandit suppressing army was able to defeat the imperial court with overwhelming force, because there was no way to compare the two.
Zhu Yuanyu felt that his body was shaking involuntarily at this time. He was very upset. How dare he keep the bandit suppressing army out of the town?
With his knowledge of the imperial troops. If you dare to make them unhappy and find any reason to massacre the entire Zhujia Town, not only will they have no fault, they will also have merit.
The successive arrival of the anti-bandit troops made everyone in Zhujia Town tremble with fear. There is a shortage of horses in the south. With so many cavalry teams, where have they seen this battle before?
"Report... leader, there are villagers blocking the road at the entrance of Zhujia Town. Do you want to disperse them?" Scout Company Commander Kong Fanghui came to Zhang Rui to report.
"Like this? Li Yilu, Qin Liqi." Zhang Rui shouted.
"My subordinate is here."
The two people who heard Zhang Rui's words immediately responded and came to salute in front of Zhang Rui.
"You two go with Captain Kong to take a look and deal with it." Zhang Rui ordered.
"Yes, I will follow your orders."
Looking at the gradually darkening sky, Zhang Rui ordered again: "It's getting late today, so everyone can camp and rest on the spot."
"As commanded..."
When all the bandit suppressing troops began to stop and set up camp, Kong Fanghui and others arrived at the archway at the entrance of the town.
Zhu Yuanyu and others were waiting fearfully and anxiously. When they saw the arrival of the three people, as the mayor, he could only bite the bullet and stepped forward and asked first: "I am Zhu Yuanyu, the mayor of Zhujia Town. This is the general manager of Zhujia Town. May I ask what the official’s position is?"
Zhu Yuanyu's question made Qin Liqi and others stunned, and then they heard Qin Liqi reply: "I am Qin Liqi, the commander of the bandit suppression army camp. This is Li Yilu, the commander of the bandit suppression army camp. This is the bandit suppression army camp commander." Company Commander Kong Fang Hui."
"I've met Shangguan."
After hearing Qin Liqi's words, Zhu Yuanyu didn't think much and quickly knelt down with Li Yuyu to pay homage.
At the entrance of the archway, the "beloved men" who came to support and hold weapons saw this and knelt on the ground along with Zhu Yuanyu and others.
Note 1: Considering the problem of bandits in the Qing Dynasty, people jointly recognized by ten families can be called good citizens. Good citizens may possess weapons.
