"Mayor Zhu, General Li, all of you, please get up! Our bandit-suppressing army doesn't want to kneel down and worship." After seeing this scene, Qin Liqi and Li Yilu looked at each other and said.
For Zhang Rui, the two of them felt indescribable gratitude. If it hadn't been for his arrival, how would he be different from the villagers kneeling at this moment?
"Yes, yes." After hearing this, Zhu Yuanyu and others stood up in anger.
"Mayor Zhu, General Li. It's getting late today. Let the villagers go back. Our army is just passing by and has set up camp at the entrance of the town. We won't come in to disturb everyone," Qin Liqi said.
Zhu Yuanyu felt relieved when he heard what Qin Liqi said. But he shouted: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanyu went back with the people Li Yuyu ordered.
"Master Qinying, Commander Li, and Commander Fang. We have set up a banquet in a restaurant in the town. Please kindly ask the superiors to move to the restaurant so that we can show our friendship as landlords." Zhu Yuanyu He said respectfully. After all, after working as a mayor for so many years, if you don’t understand this little thing, wouldn’t it be a waste of time?
"Yeah yeah…"
Many of the core figures in Zhujia Town who stayed behind also agreed.
"Mayor Zhu, thank you for your kindness. However, our army has regulations and cannot do things that disturb the people. All banquets will be waived. Our army will leave after they have rested. You don't need to pay attention to us." Qin Liqi explained.
"How can this be considered disturbing the people? Isn't this the liaison between the military and the civilians? Everyone is right!" Zhu Yuanyu asked as he looked at the people gathered not far away.
"exactly…"
"What the mayor said is reasonable. Please don't shirk it, adults..."
Seeing everyone saying this. Qin Liqi could only murmur to Li Yilu again.
It is true that the anti-bandit army is not allowed to disturb the people, but it is still allowed for local people to treat officials to a meal and so on. However, you can eat food, but you can't take money, otherwise the crime of corruption will not be taken lightly.
"Mayor Zhu, let's do this! Our military order stipulates that one of the two battalion commanders, Jun Zheng, must stay in the army in case of emergencies. We have to go back to discuss it later. You go back first. As for the specific situation, ! Can I inform you later?" Qin Liqi said.
"Yes...yes...yes, of course. Then I will go back first and wait for the adults at the Tianxiangju Restaurant in the town." Zhu Yuanyu knelt down and said again.
Everyone left one after another.
After consulting Zhang Rui, it was decided that Qin Liqi would go to the banquet with Kong Fanghui to protect him.
Zhang Rui's task for Qin Liqi was to promote the concept of suppressing the bandit army, and proposed to purchase military rations and discuss conscription.
By the time Zhang Rui had settled everything, time had already entered the second quarter of the garrison.
The moon is bright and bright, and the stars are dotted.
Although it was dark, under the moonlight, I could see the road clearly.
At this moment, Zhang Rui was free and went to Zhu Mansion, the home Zhu Wanying mentioned, in a happy mood.
Although Zhang Rui is on the march at this time, he still has a lot of official duties to deal with every day. In addition to solving problems, these official documents are more importantly connected with the entire anti-bandit army. Otherwise, if I disappear for a few days, the bandit-suppressing army will be in chaos.
Zhang Rui takes his own safety very seriously. When reading the book "Tao Te Ching", Zhang Rui was deeply impressed by a sentence:
Therefore, if you value yourself as a person in the world, you can send it to the world. Those who love themselves as the world can be entrusted to the world.
If a person doesn't even cherish himself, the whole world will be over for him.
It is also true that even if Zhang Rui comes to Zhu Mansion at this time, he will still be accompanied by several guards with strong martial arts skills. Among them are Fang Xiaoyu, Fang Meiyu and Hu Huiqian.
"Brother, Sixth Brother is in a good mood!" Fang Xiaoyu couldn't help but whisper to Fang Meiyu while looking at Zhang Rui who was happy.
"Silly boy, do you have a girl you like?" Fang Meiyu replied.
"Um...well..." Fang Xiaoyu was a little embarrassed and started to chirp.
"Haha... Meiyu, no need to ask, this kid must have it. Okay, you all should stop talking. It's duty time now, and you will be punished by military law if you speak." Hu Huiqian, the leader of the team, said.
"Yes, Brother Hu..." Fang Xiaoyu replied hurriedly. Although with his martial arts skills, the few whippings he received were nothing, but he still felt uncomfortable on the face.
"Does Brother Hu have a girl he likes?" A voice came, but it was Zhang Rui who asked Hu Huiqian with a smile.
"Of course there is. It's just that the Tartars are still alive, so why do we call home? I don't want to delay my girl." Hu Huiqian thought for a while and replied without feeling embarrassed.
"I used to think the same way as you. But destroying the Tartars is not something that happens in a day or two. You have to marry a wife and have children. If our soldiers think so, how will our descendants go to fight with others in the future?" As he spoke, Zhang Rui raised his head and looked at the stars above his head.
"Remember, our goal is the stars and the sea, the real world." Zhang Rui seemed to be saying this to Hu Huiqian and others, and also to himself.
Although Hu Huiqian and others didn't particularly understand what Zhang Rui said next, they felt very enthusiastic after hearing it and felt that they were not following the wrong person.
"Take me back to Wuchang, and the three of you will take a two-month vacation. Marry the girl you like when you go back, and don't regret it for the rest of your life. As for whether to delay or not, this is fate, and you can't just think about it. Good thing." Zhang Rui turned around and looked at the three people in front of him.
"Yes, I obey."
Seeing Zhang Rui's expression, the three of them answered subconsciously.
Zhu's Mansion is located in the east of Zhujia Town. It is a large courtyard with five entrances and five exits. In front of the door is a pair of stone lions, and a large word "Zhu Mansion" is hung on the door.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty had a strict hierarchy for the powerful and common people. Once it was exceeded, it would definitely bring disaster to the entire family, including confiscation and destruction. Therefore, although the decoration in front of the Zhu family's house is gorgeous, it is still in order and does not dare to go beyond the limits.
Even so, judging from the decoration in front of the Zhu Mansion, Zhu Wanying's family can be regarded as one of the largest families in Zhujia Town.
At this time, Zhu's mansion opened the door uncharacteristically, and an old man and a boy were sitting on the steps at the door. The two kept looking outside, as if waiting for some distinguished guest.
Zhang Rui and others came slowly, looking at the huge courtyard houses around them, and then recalled the houses they had lived in before. Zhang Rui couldn't help but sigh: "If I hadn't achieved what I have now, poverty would have limited my imagination."
"Hello, gentlemen, are you Mr. Zhang Rui and others?" Seeing the people walking over, the old man sitting on the steps quickly stood up and went over to ask.
