weaving

Chapter 398 Meeting Tang Ruowang for the First Time

In the small hall on the second floor of the main building of the A-named single courtyard behind Tongchun Building, Zhang Cheng was receiving Zhou Heihu and others from Langwopo Shanzhai, Wan County, Baoding.

He fixed his eyes and saw a man in the middle with a slightly ferocious face, but he was as tall and mighty as a black iron tower. His height was about the same as his own. He was indeed extremely tall in this era. He thought this man was the leader Zhou Heihu .

Although the person on his left is almost half a head shorter than him, his body is generally thick and vigorous, while the person on his right is even shorter and thinner, but he is more energetic than him, and there is a shrewdness in his whole body. It was Zhu Hongwu and Zhu Yiqi.

Zhou Heihu and the other three stood in the hall after getting up, although they were also the masters of the village, but at this moment they all stood with lowered brows and hands down, not daring to raise their eyelids a little.

"You are all people in Linyi, Shandong, why did you gather people to be bandits in Wan County?" Zhang Cheng asked in a deep voice.

"Pfft!"

Zhou Heihu's huge body knelt down in the hall again, and he said anxiously: "You have been wronged, Marshal! We are all poor people, and we should be living in the ground. Hua, originally intended to take us to Liaodong as slaves,

Fortunately, the commander-in-chief attacked the Tartar army camp that night, and we were able to escape by taking advantage of the chaos, but we had no food along the way, and the officers and soldiers chased us around when they saw us. We were so desperate that we opened two places Zhuangzi, otherwise, more than a thousand of us would starve to death.

By accident, we met Langwozi bandits in Baoding. We had nothing to eat, so we could only follow them back to the mountain to be bandits. It was just to survive, not to really oppose the imperial court.

But the big shopkeeper is not a thing, he is cruel and easy to kill, he bullies the villagers, and even rapes the women of the people. We can't understand him, so we want to get rid of us all. To avoid being poisoned, relying on the large number of people, he fought with the thief.

Ever since I occupied that stockade, I asked the big guys to open up wasteland and cultivate land. With the savings in the stockade, I barely survived until now. It was not until we met General Liu that we realized that the general rescued us that night, so we begged General Liu said Xiang, we are all willing to follow the general to kill Tartars and avenge my parents and wives! "

After Zhou Heihu finished speaking, he was like smashing garlic, and he couldn't stop discounting his head!

"Alright, Zhou Heihu, get up."

Zhang Cheng looked at Zhou Heihu who had got up, and continued: "You still have a conscience. Although you occupy the bandit village, you don't do harm to the village. ,
Since you are willing to follow this commander, you will not be turned away thousands of miles away. However, there are still more than a thousand young men in Langwopo, so you can't just ignore them. "

He thought about it for a while, and then continued: "For the time being, the commander-in-chief will organize the three of you as my military household on Xuanzhen North Road, and grant Zhou Heihu a hundred households, Zhu Hongwu and Zhu Yiqi as the general banner, and the three of you will go back to the wolf first." Wopo, waiting for military orders."

"Yes, the villain is waiting for Marshal Xie to take him in, and he is willing to obey the command of the Marshal!"

When Zhang Cheng said this, he turned his head and said to Liu Jinhai: "Liu Jinhai, I'm leading you to Langwopo. There are young and strong men in Fanzhai. Choose suitable people to fill up the army. For battalion training, you arrange a team of sentinel cavalry to be responsible for training everything.

Remember, you have to pay more attention to this matter. After the strong soldiers pass the camp, you can cooperate with your sentry team to crusade against the surrounding bandit villages to make up for the shortage of money and food in the wolf's nest village. If you need anything before, you can find Niu Sheng Help you to solve it. "

"Here!"

Liu Jinhai responded loudly.

Zhou Heihu and the other three were also full of joy, they never thought that Marshal Zhang would take them in so easily, not only make them military households, but also grant them the military posts of Hundred Households and General Banner.

He was originally an old farmer who planed food in the soil, but he didn't even dare to think about it before, but he was taken captive by the Tartars, and he was unwilling to do so, and when Zhang Cheng attacked the Tartar camp at night, he charged with a brute force come out.

As a result, the one who was wrongly beaten became the leader of a group of refugees, and then drifted to the bandit village of Langwozi, and now he has become an official army of the imperial court. This is indeed a big change.

Zhang Cheng asked them about the situation in Langwo Village, and Lin Fangping came to the door to report that the Yushi Yu Shangyou, the head of the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Pengnian and others had arrived.

He ordered Liu Jinhai to take care of Zhou Heihu and the other three, then got up and left.

…………

In the hall on the second floor of the main building of the A-branded single courtyard behind Tongchun Building, Zhang Cheng, Yu Shangyou, Yuan Pengnian, Wang Diaoding, Ma Jiazhi, Liang Yuming and others were drinking tea and chatting.

Today, Yu Shangyou brought two new friends to Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng was a little ecstatic. He suppressed his excitement and looked at the two of them.

I saw a foreigner who was nearly fifty years old, with a slightly thin but tall figure, a head of somewhat yellowish hair, and a thick beard on his face that was also slightly light yellow and curled in thin curls.

The other person was about the same age as him, but he did look younger. He was slightly shorter and fatter, and had a beard on his chin, but he was from the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Shangyou introduced with a smile: "General Zhang, these two are Mr. Tang Ruowang and Mr. Li Zubai, who are Westerners who serve in the Qin Tianjian."

Zhang Cheng got up and cupped his fists with excitement, and said, "Master Tang Ruowang traveled thousands of miles to China to commute between China and the West. Zhang Cheng really admires him for being so spirited!"

"General Zhang praised so much, it really makes people feel like they are in the spring breeze, but Tang Ruowang came here for his education, and he really didn't dare to use the name of communication between China and the West. When General Zhang fought against the Tatar cavalry, he beheaded the Tatar leader Yue Tuozhi among the ten thousand troops. For his bravery, Tang Ruowang admires him even more!"

"Hahaha……"

There was a burst of peaceful and hearty laughter in the hall.

Zhang Cheng is still looking at Tang Ruowang. This foreigner understands China's sophistication very well and is also very good at speaking. The first good capital of Ming Dynasty is delicious.

He also said: "Master Tang is joking, Zhang Cheng is just a rough man, how can he compare with Master Tang's ability, for the revision of the almanac for the country, it is enough to be famous forever, Zhang Cheng sincerely admires it."

When Zhang Cheng said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Zhang Cheng intends to invite Mr. Tang to travel to the borderlands of our Xuan Town, so as to observe the dangers of our borderlands in China and the hardships of the border people.
You can also have a long talk with Mr. Tang, so that Zhang Cheng also knows that there is China outside China, there are many countries outside China, and Mr. Tang's hometown is thousands of miles away. "

Everyone in the hall had disapproving expressions on their faces. They felt that Zhang Cheng was a little too enthusiastic about Tang Ruowang, but Tang Ruowang was a little surprised.

When he was invited by Yu Shangyou at the beginning, he also wanted to come and see what this young general looked like. How could he have thought that after seeing him for the first time, he would be invited to visit Xuan Town, and immediately replied: "General Zhang is so kind, how can Tang Ruowang refuse?" , It’s just that there are many things here, and it’s inconvenient to travel far at the moment, and I will definitely go to Xuanzhen after I make some arrangements.”

"It's the best. Zhang Cheng will go back to Xuan Town after the Lantern Festival. He will sweep the couch and wait for your lord. If Mr. Tang is going to visit Xuan Town, you must inform him in advance. Zhang Cheng will definitely welcome you on his feet." Zhang Cheng saw that Tang Ruowang was already If you are interested, please invite again.

(End of this chapter)