PS: Thanks to book friend Hua Xiaoyun for the tip.
"Guard Zhao, who is the person who came to see the lord just now? Why have I never seen him before?" Hong Chengchou asked Zhao Wu about Yang Yuan's identity.
As a close guard who has been with Liu Heng for many years, he believed that Zhao Wu must know the identity of the visitor.
Zhao Wu, who was walking forward with a teapot in his hand, looked back and said, "That's Director Yang. It's better for Mr. Hong to have less contact with him."
"He is actually the director of the department. He is a big shot in the Tiger Flag." Hong Chengchou looked back at Yang Yuan who walked into the signing room.
He had some knowledge of the official positions under the Tiger Banner and knew very well that a person who could be called a department director would at least be of the same rank as the Six Ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why he knew so clearly was because when he was in Qingcheng, he heard about Huang Zhong, the director of another department of Huzi Banner. This person was doing something similar to that of the Minister of Industry of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Wu said casually: "It seems that Mr. Hong knows us quite well. He actually knows that the director of the department is a high-ranking official of Tiger Flag."
"We are all a family from now on. We must know more about our own affairs. We will also need Zhao Guard to take care of us in the future." Hong Chengchou bowed his hand towards Zhao Wu.
He didn't look down on the other party just because Zhao Wu was just a guard.
Having been an official for many years, he knew the importance of the emperor's close ministers.
Zhao Wu said as he walked: "Mr. Hong is too polite to stay with the lord as a consultant. Mr. Hong can be said to be the number one person. It shows that the lord values Mr. Hong. There is no way I will need Mr. Hong's care in the future."
"I'm just a demoted official from the Ming Dynasty. I can't compare to Zhao Weiwei." Hong Chengchou waved his hand modestly.
The consultant said it nicely, but he knew that his status in Hu Zi Banner was only as a staff member around Liu Heng, and he was far less trusted by Liu Heng than the Zhao Wu in front of him.
"The dining hall is ahead. Let's take two quick steps." Zhao Wu walked quickly.
Hong Chengchou, who still wanted to talk to the other party a few more times, saw him hurrying to the dining hall in front, and he quickly followed him.
There is a queue outside the dining hall, from inside the room to outside.
Zhao Wu walked over and stood at the back of the queue.
When the people in front saw Zhao Wu, they just smiled and said hello, and had no intention of giving up their position to Zhao Wu to jump in the queue.
"Guard Zhao, do you want to line up too?" Hong Chengchou, who followed, asked in confusion.
Zhao Wu turned around and said to him: "The queue is very fast, we will be here soon."
"No, what I mean is that you are bringing food to the lord. If you bring the food back earlier, the lord can finish eating earlier and attend to official duties." Hong Chengchou said.
Zhao Wu, who heard this, said: "The queue won't take long. You see, there are not many people queuing in front. We will be here soon. There is no rule without rules. The queuing is requested by the lord himself."
"My lord is really admirable." Hong Chengchou turned around and cupped his hands in the direction of the signing room where Liu Heng worked.
Zhao Wudao: "Stop flattering me. My lord is not here, and my lord will not hear you if you flatter me."
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou showed embarrassment on his face.
"Guard Zhao, who is this? How come I've never seen him before?" The man standing in front of Zhao Wu looked at Hong Chengchou and asked Zhao Wu behind him.
Zhao Wu pointed at Hong Chengchou and explained: "This is a well-established figure. Shaanxi Chengxuan Political Envoy is involved in politics, and he is a high-ranking official of the third rank."
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"Hey, this is a high official. Why are you here? We are rebels in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty!" The man said with a playful look.
Zhao Wu added: "Now this is the advisor to the lord, one of our own."
"I've met Captain Chen." Hong Chengchou took the lead and bowed his hand to Captain Chen.
No matter who the captain was, if he could stay in the general town office as a errand, he knew that the other party must be Liu Heng's trusted subordinate.
Captain Chen said with a smile: "I am a good man. Following my lord will have a better future than following the carpenter emperor of the Ming Dynasty. A high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty like you who defected to the Ming Dynasty early may be able to get a knighthood or something in the future. It is better than staying with the Ming Dynasty." It would be more promising to be an official in the Ming Dynasty."
"That's what Captain Chen said." Hong Chengchou responded sarcastically.
At this time, Zhao Wu said to Captain Chen: "That's enough. Stop teasing him. He is now a consultant. When you leave this canteen, you must take the initiative to salute him when you see him in the future."
"No, no, no, there is no need to salute. We are all our own people and there is no need for these false courtesy." Hong Chengchou waved his hands repeatedly.
He just joined the Tiger Flag, and he didn't want to be resented by an unknown captain for no reason.
Zhao Wu said to Hong Chengchou: "This is not a false courtesy. You are now an advisor to the lord. Although you don't have much real power, you have a high status. A squadron leader at his level needs to take the initiative to salute you when he sees you."
"Hey, I'm talking about you, you idiot Zhao. I didn't say I wouldn't take the initiative to salute the consultant. How can you step on me like this!" Captain Chen glared at Zhao Wu angrily.
Hong Chengchou on the side heard that this man dared to call Zhao Wu and Zhao Bazi, and he immediately understood that this Captain Chen was not an ordinary person, otherwise who would dare to give the guard leader around Liu Heng a nickname.
"Chen Heibangzi, it's up to you whether you want to fight or not." Zhao Wu poked Captain Chen in front of him with his hand.
Unknowingly, they had reached the front of the queue.
"I'll take care of you after I finish the meal." Captain Chen glared at Zhao Wu, then turned to the leader of the meal and said, "Two pancakes, one portion of pork stewed vermicelli to fill up."
As he spoke, he handed the teapot in his hand to the person in front of him.
The leader took a spoon and scooped a large spoonful of pork vermicelli into the teapot, then handed it back to him and said at the same time: "The pancake is in the basket next to it, take it yourself."
Captain Chen walked to the tea basket next to him with the teapot, took out two cakes and placed them on the teapot.
"Would you like to come together?" Captain Chen greeted Zhao Wu.
Zhao Wu shook his head and said: "You can go and eat by yourself, I will accompany Consultant Hong."
"If you don't want to be dragged along, let's have a drink together if we have the chance." Captain Chen greeted and left the canteen with the tea vat.
After finishing the meal, Zhao Wu led Hong Chengchou to the room next to the dining hall.
There were seven or eight tables in the room, and several people were sitting at the tables eating this food.
The people who could eat in the canteen were all on duty in the general town office, so they naturally recognized Zhao Wu, the leader of the guards around Liu Heng, so everyone present greeted Zhao Wu one after another.
Zhao Wu dealt with them one by one before he and Hong Chengchou came to a table by the wall and sat down.
Hong Chengchou, who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, picked up a piece of fatty meat with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and chewed it.
When he was an official, he didn't like eating such fat meat. He remembered the last time he liked eating such big fat meat so much, when he was a child.
At that time, the family did not even have enough food to eat. Throughout the year, the only time the family could get a piece of meat to eat was when the clan worshiped their ancestors.
