In the residence of Ji Zhiheng, the capital of the Ming Dynasty and a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, red lights were hung high and people were coming and going, as if they were expecting something!
Today is the day when Miss Ji Xuanzhu of the Ji family returns home for the first time after getting married, and it is also the day when the new uncle Zhang Cheng comes to visit for the first time. Everyone is busy inside and outside, but the new uncle cannot be blamed.
The front door of Ji's Mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and it was very lively. Five sedans and carriages were parked in front of the door, and twenty capable knights rode in a semi-circle outside to guard safety.
There were ten more strong women surrounding the two carriages in front, and another ten strong women, each holding two majestic horses, stood motionless beside the carriages.
The curtain of the carriage door was lifted, and a handsome man in fine clothes stepped out of the carriage. He turned around and stretched out a hand into the carriage, and then a beautiful woman's head emerged from the curtain.
It was Ji Xuanzhu, the eldest lady of the Ji family. She was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, looking graceful and luxurious. She was no longer as immature as a home girl, and seemed to have more of a mature charm of a married woman.
Ji Xuanzhu took Zhang Cheng's hand and got out of the carriage. He saw the ten strong women around the carriage kneeling on one knee and shouting loudly: "Welcome to the Commander-in-Chief and the Mistress to Ning!"
The maids Yu Rui and Xiu Yue had already got off the carriage, and now they came forward to accompany Ji Xuanzhu, following closely behind him. Zhang Cheng raised his hand and waved, and all the kneeling women around him stood up.
There was also a group of maids and women in front of the Ji Mansion, and the servants were looking at this side cautiously. They had also seen the battles when Zhang Cheng got married, but they had never thought that Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu Guining would be so impressive.
The second brother Ji Youqing came out of the house and said loudly: "My mother has been talking about my eldest sister every day. I can finally see her today. Come into the house and rest quickly."
Zhang Cheng also stepped forward, cupped his fists and said, "Zhang Cheng has met my second uncle!"
Ji Xuanzhu also walked over quickly and asked a little anxiously: "Second brother, father and mother are fine."
"Okay, everything is fine, but my mother misses you day and night and looks forward to seeing you back home soon!"
Zhang Cheng turned around and said to Lin Fangping: "Fangping, leave five war horses and two carriages. You can take the rest to Tongchun Building and place them there. Sister-in-law Jia, you will arrange for these strong women, so they will stay here." Let’s take care of you in the mansion.”
"Here."
Lin Fangping responded and directed the guards to take the reins of the horse from the strong woman's hands.
Under the command of Sister-in-law Jia, twenty strong women took out various gifts from the carriage behind them. Each of them held or carried them and followed Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu into the gate of Ji's mansion.
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The new son-in-law’s first visit was naturally accompanied by a banquet, but Zhang Cheng’s drinking capacity was not limited. Bowl after bowl of warm rice wine made him feel like he was drinking beer. He felt that this was better than dry beer. It's just a little bit more powerful.
After five dishes and three rounds of wine, the banquet was coming to an end. Ji Xuanzhu accompanied his mother Ning to leave the banquet and return to the inner house.
Here, Zhang Cheng accompanied his father-in-law Ji Zhiheng to the study to chat. Although Zhang Cheng looked majestic when he was on the North Road, now when he arrived at Ji's Mansion, he was like a bird in a cage. .
"What?"
Zhang Cheng's father-in-law, Ji Zhiheng, looked at Zhang Cheng in surprise and asked: "Ning Guangyuan didn't even return to Beijing on New Year's Eve. You have to keep an eye on him on Beilu. Don't let him lose discipline. Go ahead and do the fun thing!"
Zhang Cheng promised, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart. How could he, a nephew and son-in-law, discipline his wife and uncle? Really!
Ji Zhiheng sat down and took a sip of hot tea to calm down a little bit, and then asked again: "Zhongchen is a little too sharp on Beilu. This is not the way to protect yourself!"
"My father-in-law is right, but the local area is indeed not comparable to this capital. If you don't show some power, how can you suppress those despicable villains? How can you accomplish great things if you are afraid of hands and feet? Even if you recruit warriors, how can you achieve great things?" How will it be raised?
This is not just the case in Xuanzhen, but also in border towns across the country, and even in all provinces and state capitals. Isn't it a tragedy for the country that our vast land cannot support dozens or even hundreds of thousands of brave soldiers? "
Zhang Cheng's words made Ji Zhiheng's face change several times, but he heard Zhang Cheng say again: "Nowadays, there are rogue bandits raging inside, and there are Eastern captives looking at them outside. However, the country's funds are wasted, the government is weak, and the soldiers and generals are not paying attention. Not daring to fight is like a scene at the end of a dynasty.
My son-in-law, I am the master of Zhenbei Road. If you follow the rules in everything, you will make mistakes sooner or later. If there is an emergency, you must obey the authority. Even if it is a little excessive, but if you recruit brave men and train a strong army, you will be able to repay your kindness. It can protect the people of one area, and it is the foundation of self-protection. "
Ji Zhiheng also sighed and said: "Having said that, the forces in the DPRK and China are intertwined and seemingly peaceful, but privately they are all entangled with interests. If you act like this Zhongchen, you are afraid that everyone will use your words to make money. When the time comes, Even if your kindness is great, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."
"Father-in-law, there is no need to worry about it. Zhang Cheng knows it well and will leave some leeway when dealing with things. He will not put himself in danger easily."
"Well, it's okay if you have such concerns. I heard that you have recruited more than 10,000 new troops on the North Road, and they have been trained well, and the soldiers are capable and brave. But is this true?"
Zhang Cheng smiled and then continued: "My father-in-law is kind and loyal, and when he was King Qin, he led more than a thousand soldiers back to Xuan Town. Fortunately, thanks to the mutual support and guidance of Chen Duchen and General Yang, he recruited more soldiers. Received more than 8,000 new brave men,
It has been nearly ten months since the battalion exercise. Because there are old soldiers who serve as the backbone, the army can be quickly formed. However, the camp exercise is still short, and it is not possible to fight against the rogues or Donglu, otherwise it may be destroyed. concerns. "
Ji Zhiheng looked at Zhang Cheng with deep eyes and said slowly: "Zhongchen, you are supervising the military affairs of the North Road as a staff general. This is a special case of the country. Now we have recruited nearly 10,000 troops. If you are incited by someone with ulterior motives, there may be trouble. Come on, be careful in everything."
"Yes, please don't worry, son-in-law, as my father-in-law taught me, Zhang Cheng must be careful in the future and not leave any chance for others to talk!"
Ji Youqing said at this time: "Brother-in-law, my father greatly admired the lyrics of the "Army Song" that you wrote. If Xuan Zhu hadn't sent someone back the handwritten lyrics, my father would have been afraid that my brother-in-law had plagiarized someone else's lyrics. Where is the work?”
After his interruption, the conversation between Weng and his son-in-law turned to poetry, but Zhang Cheng felt a little embarrassed. In fact, he had plagiarized this poem, but he did not plagiarize it from the ancients, but from the future. works, so people in the Ming Dynasty could not see through them.
Since no one could see through it, Zhang Cheng would not report him on his own. He said a little shyly: "Second brother is laughing at me. Zhang Cheng only attended a private school for a few years and has not even achieved any honors. This is The first poem was just written on a whim, but it made my second brother and father-in-law laugh."
