Zhang Wenhe pointed at Zhuangzi in front of him and asked: "General Xu, is the Zhuangzi in front called Guojiazhuang?"
General Xu didn't know the name of Zhuangzi in front of him, so he called his own soldiers and asked, "What is the name of Zhuangzi in front of me?"
The soldier replied: "My lord, the Zhuangzi in front is indeed called Guojiazhuang, and there is a Guo Juren living in Zhuangzi."
"It's really Guojiazhuang." General Xu muttered to himself, and then said to Zhang Wenhe, "Mr. Zhang has an acquaintance in Guojiazhuang? Could it be that he knows that Guo Juren?"
Zhang Wenhe did not answer, but said: "I won't bother General Xu tonight. I'm staying in Zhuangzi."
"Since Mr. Zhang has an acquaintance in Guojiazhuang, I will not stay here. I will send someone to escort Mr. Zhang into the village." General Xu said.
"No need." Zhang Wenhe waved his hand and refused, then said to the bearer of the sedan chair, "Get on the sedan chair and enter the village."
Two bearers, one behind the other, lifted up the sedan chair and swayed toward the village in front.
General Xu stood there without moving or blocking him, and allowed Zhang Wenhe to leave.
When Zhang Wenhe's sedan chair walked away, a military general from Fubiao Camp came up and said, "Sir, this guy is here to monitor us, and he doesn't know shit. He often pointed fingers along the way. If it weren't for the fact that he was an aide to the governor, I would have twisted his head off a long time ago.”
The general who spoke looked dissatisfied.
Previously, Zhang Wenhe wanted to divide one month's salary of Fubiao Camp, which had already made many generals in Fubiao Camp dissatisfied. Originally, the salary belonged to them, generals, so how could an outsider be allowed to arbitrarily intervene and share the benefits.
General Xu said calmly: "As you said, he is a staff member of the governor's side. We don't have to offend this person just because of a few words."
"My lord, if you were the junior general, you wouldn't be able to bear it for a long time." The general said.
After hearing this, General Xu smiled.
Just listen to this and forget it, don't take it seriously.
A person who can serve as a general in Fubiao Camp for such a long time will naturally not be a reckless man. If he were a reckless man, he would not be able to stay in Fubiao Camp forever and still be able to sit in the position of directing military affairs.
At this time, a soldier ran over and came closer and said: "Sir, just now a fast horse ran past our camp. The direction it went was Daliang Mountain. It should be a spy from Daliang Mountain."
"Don't worry, they are just a group of grass bandits. Even if they knew in advance that our Fubiao Battalion was coming to Daliang Mountain to suppress bandits, they would still end up being suppressed." General Xu waved his hand disapprovingly.
The military general on the side also said: "Our Fubiao Camp made such a big noise, it is normal for the bandits on Daliang Mountain to hear the noise, but bandits are bandits after all, and they cannot be compared with our Fubiao Camp. We are the governor's personal soldiers. "
"Yes." The soldier responded.
General Xu looked at the soldiers and said: "We have been here in Guojiazhuang for so long, but there is still no movement in Zhuangzi. Please take people to Zhuangzi to have a look, find the person in charge of Zhuangzi, and tell him that you don't want the army to enter the village. Just prepare your filial piety.”
"Yes." The soldier agreed, turned and left.
The military commander on the side said: "The most prestigious person in Zhuangzi is Guo Juren. The Guo family has produced a Jinshi for more than three generations, and it can be regarded as a scholarly family. Now there is only one Juren left."
General Xu said with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "If the imperial censor of the Guo family was still in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I would still be a little more scrupulous. Now he is just a phoenix with hairless hair. A person who has been elected is nothing but shit in front of me."
"The last general saw that Mr. Zhang went directly to Zhuangzi. Maybe he knows this Guo Juren." The general next to him said worriedly.
"No problem." General Xu waved his hand.
Seeing that he didn't care, the other party stopped talking.
The soldiers and horses of the Fubiao Camp started procrastinating, but finally set up their tents and arranged patrol soldiers before it got completely dark.
At this time, the soldiers sent to Zhuangzi by General Xu had already left for a while.
In Zhuangzi, there is a large mansion with two large lanterns hanging outside the door, each with the character "Guo" on them.
"Brother Mu has been in Datong for so long. I have always wanted to visit him. Unfortunately, I have been unable to make the trip because of my physical inconvenience. I can only give him a small gift as an apology." Guo Juren said with a smile.
Opposite him, the person sitting was Zhang Wenhe, who had left the camp and came to Zhuangzi.
Zhang Wenhe said with a smile: "Brother Guo is out of town. I should have come to visit. Unfortunately, there are too many things in the yamen and I have never been able to make time. So I have put it off again and again. It was not until today that I had the opportunity to come to Brother Guo's house." superior."
"Brother Mu is working beside the governor, so it's normal for him to be busy." Guo Juren said with a smile, "This time when brother Mu comes to my house, he must stay for a few days to give me a chance to entertain him. "
"Brother Yu also wants to have a good time catching up with Brother Guo, but unfortunately he still has official business and cannot stay for long..." Zhang Wenhe shook his head slightly.
After hearing this, Guo Juren was stunned for a moment and said, "A Ming army came from outside the village. Could it be that Brother Mu came to Guojiazhuang with that Ming army?"
Zhang Wenhe nodded and said: "The governor arranged for the Fubiao Battalion to go to Daliang Mountain to suppress the bandits. As a staff member of the governor, naturally I can only follow the Fubiao Battalion to the Daliang Mountains."
When he said this, his tone was inevitably mixed with some resentment.
After all, he is also a civil servant. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. Although he is only going to Daliang Mountain with Fubiao Camp, accidents will inevitably happen on the battlefield. From the bottom of his heart, he is not willing to go to Daliang Mountain with Fubiao Camp. Suppress bandits.
"How come Fubiao Camp is sent to suppress the bandits? Daliang Mountain belongs to Datong East Road. Even if the bandits are suppressed, it should be General Li from Xinpingbao." Guo Juren said doubtfully.
"This is the governor's order." Zhang Wenhe said.
As for why Governor Xu Tong asked Fubiao Camp to suppress the bandits, he naturally would not explain it to Guo Juren in front of him, because it involved the suppression of bandits' taxes and money.
When Guo Juren heard that the governor had arranged for the Fubiao Battalion to come to Daliang Mountain to suppress the bandits, he stopped asking and said, "I have already arranged to prepare a banquet. Brother Mu must have a few drinks soon."
"Definitely." Zhang Wenhe agreed with a smile.
The two of them were both studying in Beijing to take the exam, so they could be considered old acquaintances.
It's just that both of them lost their names and returned to their respective hometowns, so there was no contact. Later, he followed Xu Tong to Datong. Guo Juren didn't know where he learned that he was an aide to the governor, and he sent people to visit him several times. He pushed them all away and only accepted what the other party sent.
This time he came to Daliang Mountain with Fubiao Camp. Since he arrived at Guojiazhuang, he naturally didn't want to stay overnight in the camp. It was more comfortable to stay in Guo Ju's home than to stay in a tent.
Thump thump thump… there was a sound of footsteps.
A servant of the Guo family ran all the way to the house.
Guo Juren in the room frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "How did the housekeeper teach you to do things? You didn't see me talking to the guests."
"My master is not well." The servant of the Guo family said anxiously.
